5 h. ago Councillor will not be investigated after referring himself to standards board

The row has left Tory members bitterly divided in the borough

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7 h. ago Stockport council told to progress local plan after 'repeated failure'

The council leader has hit back at the claims

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12 h. ago Council issues statement on plans to honour Ricky Hatton amid statue petition

Ricky Hatton was tragically found dead in his hometown of Hyde

Politics

15 h. ago Pictured: Asylum seeker staying at Hilton hotel who raped woman in Hyde Park

Abdelrahmen Adnan Abouelela, 42, lured the woman to a secluded spot while she was walking home from a night out before raping her

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63 h. ago Migrant, 23, at asylum seekers hotel denies flashing, performing sex acts and making obscene gestures through his window

Said Ageed, 23, has been accused of sexual indecency over the series of alleged indecent acts at the Hotel Cladhan in Falkirk, Scotland.

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64 h. ago Ricky Hatton: The 'council estate kid who changed the face of British boxing'

Respected boxing journalist Steve Bunce says the Hitman had 'relentless energy' for his fans

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3 d. ago Man spared jail after warning asylum hotel: 'Get these people out, we're coming'

A man who telephoned an asylum seekers' hotel and warned 'Get these people out, we're coming' has been spared jail because he restricted his threats to a call - rather than posting them online.

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3 d. ago Council urged to pause plans for charges at free car parks to investigate ‘procedural failures’

The charges were agreed as part of the 2024 budget.

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5 d. ago Labour plan to house asylum seekers in military barracks 'will cost more than controversial migrant hotels'

Sir Keir Starmer made another dramatic U-turn this week as his government pivoted towards using these facilities in a bid to close down controversial asylum seeker hotels.

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5 d. ago Revealed: The £300m Australian tycoon cashing in on controversial Epping asylum hotel while making millions from taxpayer

The controversial asylum hotel in Epping is boosting the fortune of an Australian tycoon worth £300m - who was previously at the helm of the Bibby Stockholm migrant barge.

Economics

5 d. ago Reform gets first councillors in Greater Manchester borough after three defections

A Tory and two independents have switched their allegiance to create the first Reform group on the council

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5 d. ago Daughter who 'tried to storm Canary Wharf migrant hotel with a meat cleaver after she found asylum seeker in her blind mother's flat' pleads guilty to affray

Channay Augustus, 22, was part of a group of around 20 people who are said to have tried to barge into the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf, east London, on the evening of August 13.

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5 d. ago Council party leader and former mayor ‘refutes any wrongdoing’ after being arrested on suspicion of fraud

Horwich & Blackrod First Independents leader David Grant has been released on police bail as investigations continue

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5 d. ago Councillor resigns after 'good riddance' Charlie Kirk social media post

Burnley councillor Fiona Wild described the late father-of-two as 'not a very nice man'

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5 d. ago Trafford council launches High Court challenge over 200,000 sq ft Carrington industrial plan

Wrangle over £5.4m with Peel NRE set for High Court

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5 d. ago Oldham council accused of ‘irresponsible’ spending in £40m borrowing hike

Oldham council’s deputy leader hit back saying the claims are ‘misleading’.

Economics

5 d. ago Everyone due to have council bins collected this week issued alert over fine

You may end up getting a fixed penalty notice if you make any of these errors

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6 d. ago Man living in south Manchester asylum hotel accused of sexual assault

Tadi Alemeyeha is accused of sexual assault

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6 d. ago A year ago a council closed notorious caravan park: Now crime rates have plummeted

Bolton council said 'we cannot put a price on the safety of the public'

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7 d. ago Council warns of 'difficult decisions' to plug £63m budget gap

Costs are going up in several areas.

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