49 m. ago Agency workers covering for Birmingham bin strikers vote to join picket lines

By voting for industrial action, agency workers will now be able to join official picket lines from December 1, Unite the union said.

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2 h. ago Reform council paints new signs outside school but there's one glaring problem

Kent County Council has apologised for the error

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3 h. ago Reform council repaints road markings outside school which closed in 2016

Kent County Council said it was ‘sorry for any confusion’ after repainting yellow zigzags and ‘School Keep Clear’ warnings.

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4 h. ago MP and councillor pleased as improvements to Burnside footbridge confirmed

South Lanarkshire Council has actively worked to find a solution that delivers for the people of Burnside. This involves £100,000 of investment from the Council, as part of a partnership with Network Rail on funding and delivery.

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4 h. ago Beatles biopics filming WILL take place at iconic Abbey Road as production gets underway despite reports local council had blocked plans

The Beatles' new biopics WILL be filmed at London's iconic Abbey Road as production gets underway despite reports local council had blocked plans.

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5 h. ago London borough calls for a tourist tax to be introduced in the capital

Attractions in the borough include the London Eye, the National Theatre and Brixton’s O2 Academy

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8 h. ago Report on redeveloping North Lanarkshire town centres presented to councillors

The council is working on Town Action Plans for all eight towns in North Lanarkshire - Kilsyth, Cumbernauld, Airdrie, Coatbridge, Bellshill, Motherwell, Wishaw and Shotts.

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17 h. ago Smiling girl, 14, who vanished without a trace is found dead in RV... as cops arrest her family member

Kylie Toberman, 14, was found dead in an RV on the property she was staying in Vandalia, Illinois, after a frantic hours-long search.

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17 h. ago From growing up on deprived council estates to appearing on ITV's biggest entertainment show: How Aitch and AngryGinge are set to become I'm A Celeb's 'ultimate duo'

Aitch, 25, and YouTube sensation AngryGinge, 23, are perhaps less well known to I'm A Celeb's typical audiences but producers are 'over the moon' about the double signing.

Culture

21 h. ago They thought it was the work of vandals, it turned out to be the council

Police were called in after reports of a 'senseless attack' at St George's church

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21 h. ago Council spends £36 million on 'abysmal' revamp of city centre as residents livid

Plymouth City Council unveiled the latest phase of its regeneration of the city, but residents are furious as they argue the council is focusing resources in the wrong place

Economics

24 h. ago Shoppers furious after council spends nearly £40m on 'abysmal' revamp in city centre...including a 'stream' with no water

Last month, Plymouth City Council held an opening ceremony for the latest phase of its regeneration project.

Economics

27 h. ago Woke council accused of 'levelling down' one of Britain's prettiest villages over plans to buy up quaint homes for temporary housing

Steeped in history, with smugglers' tunnels, beautiful timber pubs and a hotel that inspired the Cluedo board game, many detached four-bedroom homes come with a £2million price tag.

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29 h. ago Domestic violence victims criticise council over 'triggering' anti

The large posters, which show a pair of men's eyes alongside the words 'Littering It's A Crime,' have been put up along the B1050 between Bar Hill and Northstowe in Cambridgeshire.

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29 h. ago When reality bites: the rapid rise and chaotic fall of Reform UK in Cornwall

Resignations, suspensions and infighting lead to party losing crown of highest number of seats in the county“I know whenever I come back here next,” Nigel Farage told a jubilant crowd of hundreds in a leisure centre in Redruth, “Reform UK will become a dominant force, not just in Cornwall politics, but in British politics.”That was in February and when the local elections arrived three months later it appeared Farage’s prophecy was in part coming true – Reform took 28 seats on Cornwall council, the highest number of any party. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Villagers who complained about 'noisy' football games at a children's play park are awarded £130,000

The games area in Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire first opened in 2010 after a community fundraising campaign. The council started bulldozing it last month after losing a legal battle.

Society

31 h. ago UK restaurant sends 'cease and desist' letters to neighbours who complained about noise

Pierluigi's in Beckenham has been fighting a council decision to turn down the volume of its music after multiple noise complaints - and has now sent 'cease and desist' letters to two residents

Society

49 h. ago We live in Britain's Union Jack capitals... woke council jobsworths taking down our flags is treason!

Local councils have spent at least £70,000 removing flags put up following Operation Raise the Colours, which encouraged people to put up Union Jacks and St George's flags.

Society

52 h. ago Another SPFL club granted permission to sell pints on concourse prior to league matches

CHAMPIONSHIP Dunfermline are the latest SPFL club to be granted permission to sell booze to fans ahead of league clashes. Fife Council have granted the East End Park side permission for the controlled sale of alcohol for the matches against Morton on Saturday November 22 and Arbroath on Saturday December 6. Punters will be able...

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52 h. ago Labour housing chief of borough where Rachel Reeves broke landlord rules resigns after making exactly the same mistake

Michael Situ has quit as the Cabinet Member for Housing at Southwark Council after failing to obtain licences to rent out two properties he owns in Peckham.

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