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The boss of a local authority has been criticised for using 'inappropriate' language to describe young unaccompanied asylum seekers.
Children in one part of the county are fallen below national learning standards, it has been revealed.
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We meet the Tories in their early twenties on why they have decided to stand for election onto their local council.
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With just two months to go until people in the Towns go to the polls, local democracy reporter Katie-May Nelson looks at the political situation.
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A council which took the government to the High Court over a dispute on the numbers of asylum-seeking children it should be looking after has lost.
Blue hoardings that have been rented by a council for 14 years are finally set to be demolished.
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Councillors approved the promotion of a long-time worker at the council to the top job.
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A council has approved plans to raise council tax by just under 5% as it seeks to grapple with 'massive in-year' pressures.
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The part of residents' tax bill going towards the fire service is set to rise to fund pay rises, new engines and a station redevelopment.
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A four-day music event featuring opera singer Katherine Jenkins has been refused permission – but organisers have vowed to appeal that.
A church trust is looking to demolish its building to make way for new homes, as it moves to another borough.
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The fire service wants to hike its council tax share to fund pay rises, new engines and a station redevelopment.
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Two councillors on the same ward won't be standing at the next elections, they have announced.
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A factory producing state-of-the-art homes would feature a gym and have a bus shuttle for workers, plans show.
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A housing development which has been reduced from 39 to 20 homes has been given the go ahead, despite traffic and parking concerns.
Councils are seeing social workers go sick due to ill mental health more than 75 times a year on average, as they face "unprecedented pressures".
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Flats, houses and a Sainsbury's Local store will be built on the site of a former fire station.
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Councillors have agreed to increase council tax by 4.995%, meaning average households will see a rise of £72.99 a year, or £1.40 a week.
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An historic pier that collapsed into a river will be removed in a £137k project – with the ultimate intention being to restore it to its former glory.
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A council looks set to increase council tax by just under 5% as it grapples with a £12 million overspend on services.
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