7 h. ago Check for unclaimed cash or bill discounts before household costs increase next month

Energy bills, Council Tax, streaming services and the TV licence are set to rise in April.

Economics

7 h. ago Airdrie Town Hall to host 'The Little Mermaid' Easter pantomime

Annual event once again being produced by Starbright Entertainments, returning for an eighth year with a brand-new adventure.

Politics

7 h. ago SNP Government blamed for council tax rises hitting Scots after '£7.8 billion raid' on town halls

Years of cuts to budgets have left many Scots councils struggling to deliver essential services.

Economics

8 h. ago First Minister John Swinney praises Perth and Kinross Council's budget

Councillors this week approved a 9.5 per cent rise in council tax

Politics

10 h. ago Planning permission granted for 670 houses in Wigan since 2015

Town hall bureaucracy NOT to blame, says think tank

Events

34 h. ago The major changes coming to Stockport's bins including £59 for garden waste

The council approved its budget during a three-hour meeting at the town hall

Economics

3 d. ago Plans for Cardiff council tax rise, job cuts and parking changes move forward

A number of measures are being put forward by the council, including job cuts, increasing council tax and increasing the cost of car parking permits

Events

3 d. ago Manchester council tax to rise as opposition say £18m budget savings 'dodgier than Elon Musk's DOGE'

But ruling Labour councillors said the budget will ‘help fill people with civic pride’

Economics

3 d. ago Renfrewshire will see council tax rise by 9.5 per cent and major investment in schools and roads

The administration's spending plan was backed by two independents and a Liberal Democrat on Thursday.

Economics

4 d. ago Councillors clash over 8.9% council tax rise at key budget meeting

'None of us want to see cuts, none of us want to raise council tax, but we have to, we have no choice,' says cabinet member

Economics

4 d. ago Dumfries and Galloway council tax to rise by nine per cent following budget meeting

The SNP's budget was voted through at today's full council meeting after receiving the backing of Labour councillors.

Economics

4 d. ago 'I'm not a wet wipe': M.E.N. readers react to claims Town Hall looks like 'no

M.E.N readers react to claims that police cars parked on Mount Street make it look like a 'no-go area'

Politics

4 d. ago Council budget plans to go before councillors as well as opposition's alternative proposal

Plaid Cymru have submitted an amendment which would include a lower council tax rise and more reserves being used to plug the budget gap

Politics

4 d. ago Stirling councillors agree 8.8 per cent council tax hike as budget discussions get underway

Stirling Council today approved a council tax rise of almost nine per cent as councillors agree the budget for the coming year.

Economics

4 d. ago Council Tax to rise by eight per cent in South Ayrshire as budget cuts revealed

Councillors were involved in heated debate this morning as they discussed the latest round of cuts.

Economics

4 d. ago Mike Johnson claims ‘paid protesters’ are disrupting GOP town halls — then backtracks when asked for proof

‘You can’t argue they were all paid protestors, though, Mr. Speaker,’ CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins pushed back, prompting Mike Johnson to admit: ‘I don’t know.’

Politics

4 d. ago GOP House leaders’ solution to furious new town halls: Skip ‘em

If you can’t join ‘em, RUN

Politics

6 d. ago April is the cruellest month: Millions of Londoners face perfect storm of bill rises within weeks

Energy and water bills, council tax, train fares, broadband, mobile, and even alcohol duties are set to increase on or around April 1

Economics

6 d. ago GOP congressman claims ‘God has a plan’ for fired federal workers at yet another hostile town hall

Missouri representative Mark Alford was the latest Republican to provoke shouts and heckles while attempting to defend Donald Trump and Elon Musk

Events

6 d. ago Idaho town hall meeting turns chaotic after woman is forcibly removed for heckling speakers

A Republican-hosted legislative town hall meeting in northern Idaho became turbulent after three plainclothes security workers forcibly removed a woman who was heckling the speakers

Politics