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Eleanor Storey, Local Democracy Reporter

Authority launches appeal for land suitable for renewable energy projects and housing

07 April 2025
Authority launches appeal for land suitable for renewable energy projects and housing

Authority launches appeal for land suitable for renewable energy projects and housing

07 April 2025

Landowners are being asked to offer up their fields for huge solar projects.


Candidates standing for MP’s former district council ward revealed

07 April 2025
Candidates standing for MP’s former district council ward revealed

Candidates standing for MP’s former district council ward revealed

07 April 2025

The candidates standing for an MP’s district council ward have been revealed.


Revealed: £100,000 cost of council’s ill-fated plans to introduce car parking charges

18 March 2025
Revealed: £100,000 cost of council’s ill-fated plans to introduce car parking charges

Revealed: £100,000 cost of council’s ill-fated plans to introduce car parking charges

18 March 2025

It has been revealed a council spent nearly £100,000 on its ill-fated plans to introduce car parking charges.


MP resigns from city councillor role to focus on constituency duties

13 March 2025
MP resigns from city councillor role to focus on constituency duties

MP resigns from city councillor role to focus on constituency duties

13 March 2025

An MP has resigned from his role as a city councillor to focus on his duties to his constituents.


‘Those lovely areas with outstanding fields are going to be developed’: New housing target concerns raised

10 March 2025
‘Those lovely areas with outstanding fields are going to be developed’: New housing target concerns raised

‘Those lovely areas with outstanding fields are going to be developed’: New housing target concerns raised

10 March 2025

Councillors say they feel ‘sorry’ for rural communities where hundreds of new homes could be built under new targets.


‘It’s frustrating that there has been so much effort put into this’: Council expansion plans branded a waste of time

03 March 2025
‘It’s frustrating that there has been so much effort put into this’: Council expansion plans branded a waste of time

‘It’s frustrating that there has been so much effort put into this’: Council expansion plans branded a waste of time

03 March 2025

Plans to expand a council have been branded a ‘waste of time’ in light of local government reorganisation.


Council spent more than £55,000 on halted car parking charges plan

26 February 2025
Council spent more than £55,000 on halted car parking charges plan

Council spent more than £55,000 on halted car parking charges plan

26 February 2025

A council spent more than £55,000 on its ill-fated plans to introduce car parking charges.


Town could be home to its own ‘Theatre of Dreams’ ahead of new football pitch

24 February 2025
Town could be home to its own ‘Theatre of Dreams’ ahead of new football pitch

Town could be home to its own ‘Theatre of Dreams’ ahead of new football pitch

24 February 2025

Councillors have suggested a town could be home to its own ‘Theatre of Dreams’ with work set to begin on a new football pitch.


House buyers face delays after council IT update goes awry

24 February 2025
House buyers face delays after council IT update goes awry

House buyers face delays after council IT update goes awry

24 February 2025

House buyers are facing delays following a council IT update that went awry.


Council pauses controversial plans for car parking charges

10 February 2025
Council pauses controversial plans for car parking charges

Council pauses controversial plans for car parking charges

10 February 2025

A council has hit the brakes on its highly controversial plans to introduce new car parking charges.


Council plans £350,000 spend on laptops and iPads, despite budget pressures

29 January 2025
Council plans £350,000 spend on laptops and iPads, despite budget pressures

Council plans £350,000 spend on laptops and iPads, despite budget pressures

29 January 2025

A cash-strapped council plans to spend £350,000 on new laptops and iPads over the next two years.


‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: More opposition to village megafarm plans

27 January 2025
‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: More opposition to village megafarm plans

‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: More opposition to village megafarm plans

27 January 2025

Plans to build a US-style megafarm in a village continue to meet opposition, with campaigners branding the scheme ‘unlawful’.


Questions raised over council decision to spend £1.3m on a commercial property

27 January 2025
Questions raised over council decision to spend £1.3m on a commercial property

Questions raised over council decision to spend £1.3m on a commercial property

27 January 2025

A decision by a council to spend £1.3 million on a commercial unit has left some councillors with raised eyebrows.


‘There will inevitably be an operational impact’: Police funding fears as force faces £4 million shortfall

15 January 2025
‘There will inevitably be an operational impact’: Police funding fears as force faces £4 million shortfall

‘There will inevitably be an operational impact’: Police funding fears as force faces £4 million shortfall

15 January 2025

A police force is facing a £4 million funding gap, prompting fears the fight against crime could be hampered by service cuts.


‘There are massively challenging times ahead’: Council set to increase Council Tax by four per cent

09 January 2025
‘There are massively challenging times ahead’: Council set to increase Council Tax by four per cent

‘There are massively challenging times ahead’: Council set to increase Council Tax by four per cent

09 January 2025

A council has warned of ‘difficult and uncomfortable’ months ahead as it plans to hike its tax charges.


‘These numbers are quite stark’: MP’s concerns over empty homes across district

09 January 2025
‘These numbers are quite stark’: MP’s concerns over empty homes across district

‘These numbers are quite stark’: MP’s concerns over empty homes across district

09 January 2025

An MP has raised concerns that nearly 1,000 homes are sitting empty in a district while families are housed in temporary accommodation.


‘We simply can’t afford to carry on’: Family restaurant of 50 years set to close

06 January 2025
‘We simply can’t afford to carry on’: Family restaurant of 50 years set to close

‘We simply can’t afford to carry on’: Family restaurant of 50 years set to close

06 January 2025

A long-running family restaurant will be replaced by a betting centre under new plans.


Decision on estate’s controversial £250m redevelopment delayed

02 December 2024
Decision on estate’s controversial £250m redevelopment delayed

Decision on estate’s controversial £250m redevelopment delayed

02 December 2024

The future of a housing estate at the centre of a £250m redevelopment project will remain in the balance for months to come.


‘It would be a travesty to permit this damaging development’: MP slams megafarm plans

27 November 2024
‘It would be a travesty to permit this damaging development’: MP slams megafarm plans

‘It would be a travesty to permit this damaging development’: MP slams megafarm plans

27 November 2024

An MP has called for plans to build one of the biggest livestock farming sites in Europe to be blocked.


New rules being designed to deter boy racers tearing through a town

22 November 2024
New rules being designed to deter boy racers tearing through a town

New rules being designed to deter boy racers tearing through a town

22 November 2024

New rules are being designed to deter boy racers from tearing through a town