17 h. ago UK council to fine people £100 if they're caught swearing in public spaces

Thanet District Council has launched a fresh bid to introduce a public space protection order (PSPO) after it was scrapped last year following a threat of legal action

Economics

21 h. ago West Lothian’s population could grow to almost 200,000 within seven years

A growing, but ageing population is one of the key points from the first draft of the council’s ten year Economic Investment Plan.

Politics

27 h. ago Council's new plan to fine people £100 for swearing in four towns

It would see enforcement officers able to dish out £100 fines for bad language

Economics

45 h. ago People could be fined £100 for swearing in public under controversial plans

Thanet District Council plans to crack down on those using foul language in areas such as Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs in Kent. It comes months after it backed down over similar proposals

Economics

4 d. ago Johnny Depp admits he makes people uncomfortable – and he’s fine with it

The actor returns to directing after years in the Hollywood wilderness, saying making people uneasy is often a sign he’s on the right track

Politics

4 d. ago New 10 year plan to help shape future of Stirlingshire village

Balfron Local Place Plan has just been submitted to Stirling Council to be ‘validated’.

Politics

8 d. ago Diecast will close as we know it in a few years with new council plan for skyscrapers

But it doesn't look like it will close for good

Events

8 d. ago Closure of two key Cardiff roads for Blackweir gigs led to cancelled appointments and traffic chaos

Cardiff Council developed a traffic plan ahead of gigs at Blackweir Live, but the closure of two key routes in and out of the city still led to huge congestion and delays

Events

8 d. ago Cardiff Council wants to create new travellers' site to meet growing demand

The council's plan is to relocate 33 families from an existing site to a piece of land in Pengam Green

Transport

9 d. ago ‘This is art, too’: the Madrid drama space bringing contemporary theatre to older citizens

Participants in the Matadero’s inaugural Senior Audience School discover that theatre ‘takes the sting out of the nonsense in life’The 25 people who have gathered in a small Madrid theatre over the past few months to consider identity, relationships, gender-based violence and inclusion aren’t exactly the crowd you’ d normally expect to haunt a cutting-edge drama space housed in a former slaughterhouse. And that is precisely the point.The men and women, aged between 65 and 84, are the first cohort of an initiative that aims to introduce those who live around the Matadero arts centre in the south of the Spanish capital to the joys and challenges of contemporary theatre. Last year, mindful of the fact that many of the older residents of the barrios of Usera and Arganzuela rarely attended contemporary theatre and would be unlikely to darken the doors of the new Nave 10 space, the Matadero and the city council came up with a plan. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Welsh council's plan to cut carbon emissions by 141 tonnes and save £194k a year

The proposed £1.5m programme for 2025/2026 in RCT is due to be considered by council's cabinet soon

Economics

2 w. ago Rangers legend Graeme Souness fuming after councillors reject development plan

The football hardman said he didn't understand the decision "on any level".

Politics

2 w. ago Blythswood Retail Park units change plan given green light by Renfrewshire Council

The local authority confirmed the proposals were in line with the provisions of the development plan.

Politics

2 w. ago Council approves £1m plan for 15 temporary First Stop housings units in Hamilton

The council-owned, former Beckford Street Business Centre will be converted.

Economics

3 w. ago Council backs plan for battery energy storage facility at site of former hotel

The application site in Crawfordjohn, Biggar, extends to some 2.6 hectares and comprises the former Red Moss Hotel.

Science

3 w. ago Council tax bills 'set to rise in Southern England' under Labour plan to send more taxpayers' money to the North

Local Government Minister Jim McMahon this morning unveiled proposals to 'modernise' they system and send more than £2billion 'to the places and communities that need it most'.

Economics

3 w. ago Clyde Valley Housing Association welcomes tenants to new £2.9m Mill Loan development in Airdrie town centre

Event marked the official handover of the 16-unit flatted development, which forms part of North Lanarkshire Council’s Airdrie Town Centre Action Plan.

Economics