councils

‘Now, imagine your pint is council tax’ Look, the pub is a place for talking about anything – work, relationships, sport, the list is endless. While many shirk around the volatile pit of political conversation, it can be good to discuss it with people of all opinions, especially for an open mind. Despite all this, […]

1 month ago

There will be winners, and there will be losers. The latest polls are in and have predicted the outcome of tomorrow’s local elections and there are certainly some head-turning results. While, the local elections are a little harder to reliably poll because of its low voter turnout and thousands of seats up for grabs, data […]

1 month ago

Operation Raise the Colours has cost councils thousands Local councils have spent more than £60k taking down flags across Britain this year, according to Freedom of Information (FOI) data. Union Flags and Saint George’s Crosses appeared across the nation over the summer, which supporters put down to a rise in patriotism. However, critics accused the […]

7 months ago

It comes complete with LED lights and life-sized statues of the man himself Britain’s biggest headstone is set to be torn down by the local council after it was built without permission and deemed to be against the “rules in place to ensure fairness” for others paying their respects. Located in the Shiregreen Cemetery, Sheffield, […]

4 years ago

Almost 300 councils will now be able to enforce fines for ‘moving traffic’ offences. Drivers are being warned that there is set to be more widespread enforcement of fines for ‘moving traffic’ offences, with councils being given more power against motorists. Currently most local councils are only able to send out fines and penalties for […]

4 years ago

A report by the all party parliamentary group on knife crime links cuts to local authority budgets with spiralling violent crime

7 years ago