The Latest Breaking News from Council

Mum refuses to pay 'unreasonable' £50 fine in furious parking ticket row

Mum-of-two Amanda Foxman refuses to pay the fine after being told by the local council she had parked beyond the designated bay markings

Daily Mirror · Jul 31, 2022

Work progressing on long-awaited facelift to Bangor’s Ward Park

Ards North and Down Borough Council has approved plans to upgrade the historic park

Belfast Live · Jul 30, 2022

Watch: Huge rats climbing the walls of a Council flat complex

'Our children can't go out in the park because there are rats the size of cats'

Dublin Live · Jul 29, 2022

West Lothian residents last chance to have a say on council spending

Faced with a £38m shortfall in funding and frozen finances for the next few years the council wants to hear from local people what services should be prioritised. The deadline to add your voice is Sunday

Edinburgh Live · Jul 29, 2022

First UN Aid Convoy Enters Syria Since Extension of Cross-border Mechanism

The first UN aid convoy entered Syria through the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey after extending the cross-border aid mechanism for six months. An official at the Bab al-Hawa crossing, Mazen Allouch, said that 14 trucks loaded with relief, including 300 tons of medical aid and tools, entered the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 29, 2022

Simpsons cartoons used in 'clearly offensive' act of racism targeting family in SA coastal town

A South Australian regional council and a business chief have condemned an act of apparent racial vilification in which characters from The Simpsons were propped up outside businesses run by a local family.

ABC News · Jul 29, 2022

Melbourne man threatened with council fines over petting zoo in Footscray Park

More than 1,500 people sign a petition to save a mini petting zoo created by a Footscray resident in Melbourne's inner west.

ABC News · Jul 29, 2022

Bristol City Council votes down motion to ban strip clubs

Campaigners argued sex entertainment venues can lead to violence against women and girls, but dancers said they would be forced into poverty.

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022

Yemen’s PLC in 100 Days: Overcoming Divisions, Prioritizing the Economy

The Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) has completed 100 days in office, after the historic decision resulting from the Riyadh consultations to hand over power to the Council on April 7. To date, the PLC is still required to fulfill the great promises it made at the beginning of its…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 28, 2022

Yemen's Al-Alimi Wages War of 'Patience,' Services; Replaces Polarization with Harmony

The image of chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Dr. Rashad al-Alimi shaking hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on April 7 presented strong motivation to the Council, which assumed power on that same night. Talking about the PLC's achievements in its first 100 days in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 28, 2022