Harry Fone: A browse through council contracts shows that extravagant spending continues

Free laptops for EU conferences. Town Hall Pravdas. Plus a “Brewery and Visitor Centre” on the Isle of Wight.

Festus Akinbusoye: The scandal of rising assaults on police officers. And what must be done to help reduce them.

We may need to move towards a mandatory minimum sentence to send a clearer message.

Next year, council tax increases of up to six per cent will be allowed without a referendum

This weakening of local accountability makes it all the more important for Conservatives to offer voters a clear alternative.

Kathryn Holloway: Radical change to fight crime in Bedfordshire

Collaboration between police and fire services will include the sharing of stations.