Islington Council’s speed humps – on pedestrian road
Lib Dem controlled Islington Council has introduced speed humps on a pedestrian road to slow cyclists who also use the path…. Read more »
Cheshire West and Chester Council cut staffing by over 1,000
Since April the awkwardly named Cheshire West and Chester Council came into being as a new, unitary Conservative controlled Council… Read more »
Yesterday’s local council by-election results
Preston, North Tyneside (Tynemouth) a Con hold. Con vote was 56% -8, Lab 25% -11, LD 7% from nowhere, Green… Read more »
How can councils avoid being ripped off by construction contractors?
The Office of Fair Trading has fined 103 companies £129.5 million in fines for breaking competition rules. The scam is… Read more »
Boris IS axing western extension of the Congestion Charge zone next year
The Evening Standard splashes today with an exclusive that the Mayor of London Boris Johnson has abandoned his pledge to… Read more »
Welsh Labour back councillor Communications Allowances
The Conservative leader David Cameron has pledged to scrap the £10,000 annual Communications Allowance for MPs. But figures in the… Read more »
Wolverhampton plans £7.6 million savings
Conservative-led Wolverhampton Council is proposing a further series of £7.6 million in savings. This is to allow a freeze in… Read more »
Should Councils pay celebrities to attend their events?
If a Council is providing a new service – a new library or swimming pool perhaps, or a new recycling… Read more »
Zac Goldsmith backs radical localism
Whether a Cameron Government would deliver on localism might not be a great talking point at The Dog and Duck…. Read more »
Newcastle Council arts project £2.7 million over budget
Mark Wallace of The Taxpayers Alliance says the lack of proper budgeting for an arts project in Newcastle has cauased… Read more »
Lib Dems embrace high Council Tax model
With a Band D Council Tax of £1,630.78 this year the Lib Dem-run Kingston-upon-Thames Council is the most expensive in… Read more »
Council byelection results
Amber Valley District – Ripley and Marehay: Lab 585, C 531. (May 2008– C 827, Lab 482, BNP 369). Lab… Read more »
Clegg in denial about Lib Dem strength in Town Halls
In his Demos pamphlet the Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says: "It is important to note that Labour has now disappeared… Read more »
Lib Dem councillor claimed back church donations on expenses
A Lib Dem councillor, Cllr Davida Allen, who represents Amersham Town Ward on Chiltern District Council, has claimed back, in… Read more »
Fighting for leaseholders in Islington
Antonia Cox, the Conservative candidate for Islington South and Finsbury at the next election, reports on the crippling bills imposed… Read more »