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Newcastle councillor expelled by Reform over far-right party link

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (505+ words) A councillor has been expelled by the Reform UK party shortly after apologising for a series of social media posts in which he made offensive comments about Muslims. Newcastle City councillor Daniel Astley made the derogatory references, including calling for…...

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Metro extension would 'cut South Hylton in half"

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (484+ words) Plans for an extension to the Tyne and Wear Metro will cut a suburb and its community in half, fearful residents have claimed. The £900m scheme to add a line through Washington, near Sunderland, was unveiled in June 2025 and it is…...

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'Time for new start' after £150k Bishop's Castle public hall sale

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (382+ words) A town's mayor said it is "time for a new beginning", after a public hall in Shropshire was sold for £150,000, a meeting heard. Residents voted to dispose of the building on Station Street in Bishop's Castle at a previous public…...

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Number of rough sleepers unacceptable, says Southend charity

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (516+ words) A charity has called the number of people sleeping rough as "unacceptable". Southend-on-Sea, Essex, consistently records one of the highest numbers of people who are homeless in the county, with up to 60 people sleeping rough in the town at night....

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What next for Staffordshire after pause to councils shake-up?

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (595+ words) Plans to shake up local government have been put on hold, two months on from the news that Staffordshire's councils would be scrapped and replaced with two new super authorities. This means local elections in May 2027 will go ahead on…...

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Funding of £5.5m to help rough sleepers off West Midlands streets

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (411+ words) More than £5m is to be spent helping people sleeping rough in the West Midlands to get accommodation and support over Christmas and the winter months. The Government has awarded £5.5m which will be distributed among councils in the region. Help with…...

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Newcastle councillor calls to scrap large item collection fees

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (488+ words) A councillor has called for the scrapping of council fees to collect large items to test whether it reduces fly-tipping. Green Party councillor Matt Williams said the cost of paying Newcastle City Council to collect sofas, fridges, and other large…...

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Sunderland council's gritter and bin lorry depot to cost £13m

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (269+ words) A contract to build a new council depot to store bin lorries, gritters and tonnes of salt is expected to cost £13m. Sunderland City Council wants to replace its Houghton-le-Spring depot at Market Place Industrial Estate with a new site on…...

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Dorset Council gets £1m funding to fight homelessness

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (260+ words) A council has been awarded £1.1m in government funding to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping. Dorset Council said the money would improve prevention services, help people access accommodation sooner and provide new homes for people with a long-term history of sleeping…...

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Wrexham AFC opens Colliers Park pavilion without planning permission

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (259+ words) Wrexham AFC's new Colliers Park pavilion is going before the local council's planning comittee on Monday - a week after it was opened. The application to build it was lodged in August, when it was almost finished. It was flagged by…...