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Council secures High Court sentence over planning breaches

Tewkesbury Borough Council has secured a High Court sentence after a landowner repeatedly breached planning ...

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Disabled man can challenge ‘discriminatory’ council tax scheme in High Court

A disabled Somerset resident has been granted permission to take the county council to the ...

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Council advances legal proceedings due to ‘reckless’ tree felling

Enfield Council has started forfeiture proceedings against Mitchells & Butlers following the company’s partial felling ...

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Council investigated over possible housing fraud

Hundreds of homes owned by Barking and Dagenham Council’s property company could have been allocated ...

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Peers call for hate crime action from Reform UK council

Reform UK-led Durham CC needs to do more to address residents’ concerns around hate crime, ...

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Council and Police put lock on fly-tipping

A persistent fly-tipping blackspot on the A4500 near Earls Barton has been successfully shut down ...

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‘Exporting’ the housing challenge

The growing tendency of councils to use ‘out of area’ placements to discharge their housing ...

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Glasgow Council fined £80,000 after lamppost falls on veteran

Glasgow City Council has been fined £80,000 after a military veteran sustained severe, life-changing injuries ...

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Pothole claims surge puts fresh pressure on councils’ highways budgets

Compensation claims linked to pothole damage have almost doubled in just three years, adding further ...

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Enfield to pay resident £500 over ‘faulty’ handling of ASB complaint

The London Borough of Enfield has been found at fault by the Local Government and ...