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Slough council restructures committees after Green Party breakthrough

Slough Borough Council has approved a major reshuffle of its committees following months of political changes, although one councillor criticised how appointments were made. The...
Bradford & Keighley

Bradford’s Kashmiri community voices growing concern as unrest escalates in Azad Kashmir

The escalating unrest in Azad Kashmir is being felt thousands of miles away in Bradford, where one of the UK's largest British Kashmiri communities...
Middlesborough

Freedom of the Borough nomination for Ex-Mayor draws backlash

Plans to award former Middlesbrough mayor Dave Budd the Freedom of the Borough have sparked criticism from opposition politicians. They argue the town's highest...
Kirklees

What Kirklees councillors do for a living

With the battle for control of Kirklees Council finally over, attention has turned to the people now shaping decisions across the borough. But outside...
Politics

Burnham promises to ‘bring power home’ with historic tax and spending powers for mayors

The North East is set to gain unprecedented financial powers after Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced plans to allow metro mayors to retain a...
Newcastle

North East mayor calls for new era of devolution as power shift promised

The North East mayor has called for a "fundamental shift" in power away from London, setting out a series of demands aimed at giving...
Kirklees

Kirklees Independents call for probe into alleged social media posts by councillor

The Kirklees Independents Group has called for a full investigation into alleged social media posts attributed to Reform UK councillor Eric Butterworth, describing the...
Newcastle

Council commits to action plan after inquiry found poor behaviour ‘normalised’

Newcastle City Council has approved a new action plan aimed at rebuilding trust after an independent inquiry found poor behaviour by some councillors had...
Kirklees

Who has landed a place in Kirklees Council’s new Cabinet?

Kirklees Council leader Sarah Wood has announced her new Cabinet, made up entirely of Reform UK councillors, less than a week after securing the...
News

North East mayor urges Burnham to deliver devolution in first letter as PM

North East Mayor Kim McGuinness has urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to use his arrival in Downing Street to usher in a “new era...
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