The Latest Breaking News from Council

Heartbroken couple's warning after 10-month old puppy killed at doggy day care

"We do not wish any other fur baby mummy and daddies to go through what we have suffered"

Manchester Evening News · Aug 5, 2022

City Council ‘not a good place to work these days,’ Tunney says of mass exodus

Five-term Ald. Tom Tunney (44th), chairman of the Zoning Committee, told the Sun-Times he plans to take some time during the council’s August recess before deciding whether to call it quits — or even run for mayor.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 4, 2022

ICMR starts new initiative in northeast

This latest initiative is part of the 2020 project

The Hindu · Aug 4, 2022

Bristol students fined £400 for leaving sofa outside after moving out

The Bristol City Council Enforcement Team slapped them with the fine

Bristol Post · Aug 4, 2022

Edinburgh Council owed £11m in rent arrears as more tenants fall into debt

The council says getting the courts involved for repayments is a "last resort" and directed those struggling to its advice and support services.

Edinburgh Live · Aug 3, 2022

Glasgow City Council claims Batgirl was 'economic benefit' for city despite film being shelved

The council agreed to give Warner Bros £150,000 to shoot the entire production in the city but has argued that despite the film being scrapped, it was still confident of the economic benefit of the project.

Glasgow Live · Aug 3, 2022

Lawmakers want stronger oversight of troops' housing conditions - Roll Call

A bipartisan group of lawmakers filed legislation to create a Military Housing Readiness Council to monitor housing quality.

Roll Call · Aug 3, 2022

Phantom Planter 'saddened' after trees he planted in Belfast City Council parks removed

"One of them was a weeping birch tree that this kid had reared in his back garden for a couple of years"

Belfast Live · Aug 3, 2022

LA cracks down on homeless encampments near schools, over the jeers of protesters

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to prohibit homeless people from setting up tents within 500 feet of schools and day care centers, during a raucous meeting where protesters shouted down council members and, at one point, halted the meeting.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 2, 2022

Council's climate emergency update gets praise from North Tyneside's mayor, but more needs to be done says Green Party

A council update into its handling of the climate crisis lists several cases of enviromental progress, but the Green Party maintains there is more work to be done.

Chronicle Live · Aug 2, 2022