Full details as public warned to expect "considerable impact" on council services this week The disruption will last until next Monday Belfast Live · Mar 21, 2022
Linwood and Houston are on track for roads investment Councillor Audrey Doig hails "formidable" programme of works Daily Record · Mar 21, 2022
How to earn £60k a year working for Sefton Council There's currently a variety of jobs on offer at the local authority Liverpool Echo · Mar 21, 2022
Council advises on disruption ahead of workers’ strike Trade union Unite is coordinating the strike, which will see 100 employees of the council taking action over a pay dispute Belfast Live · Mar 20, 2022
Uncollected rubbish expected as Derry bin workers set to strike The strike is also expected to have an impact on other council services Belfast Live · Mar 18, 2022
Progressives have scored big in Philly politics. Here comes the establishment pushback PHILADELPHIA — Progressive candidates have racked up victories in recent Philadelphia elections, rankling the Democratic establishment and many in the city's business community. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 18, 2022
Singapore lifts lifetime ban on Indian origin footballer and referee SINGAPORE: The council of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) has lifted the lifetime bans on the Indian origin former Singapore striker K Kannan and former FIFA referee Thiru Rajamanickam, following a review of their appeals filed in 2021. The Times of India · Mar 18, 2022
Boris Johnson open to attending European Council, says source EU leaders and Joe Biden will meet next week to discuss war in Ukraine, but PM has not yet been invited The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2022
School in angry row with council over plan for 33 homes on field The headmaster said the school is frustrated by the delays Liverpool Echo · Mar 17, 2022
Case against Horatti: Bommai assures action Amid demand for action against senior officials involved in filing of First Information Report (FIR) under Atrocities Act against Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday assured that the Government was committed to protect the dignity of the Chair. The Hindu · Mar 17, 2022
Plan to create position of legislative counsel stalls again Unless she is re-elected, Mayor Lori Lightfoot may never face a council with its own parliamentarian to counter her rulings from the chair. On Wednesday, a new and improved legislative counsel ordinance championed by Ald. Anthony Beale was held in committee. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 16, 2022
Dog owners fined £25,000 in Rhondda Cynon Taf The council has issued more than 250 fixed penalty notices since March 2021 Wales Online · Mar 16, 2022
Controversial plans to build school on beloved park scrapped Bolton Council are now in discussions with the Department for Education to consider how to meet demand for school places Manchester Evening News · Mar 16, 2022
Russia tells U.S. Kyiv must not "stall" talks under "outside influence" Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev urged the United States in a phone call with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to encourage Ukraine to pursue a diplomatic settlement in its conflict with Russia, the Council said in a statement. Reuters · Mar 16, 2022
Daily Record · Mar 16, 2022 Blast over pothole 'secrecy' of Renfrewshire Labour councillor questions the reason for not telling anyone how much outstanding road repairs will cost
Daily Record · Mar 16, 2022 New BMX pump track could be on the cards for Renfrewshire The Johnstone project is one of three being considered at a Renfrewshire Council funding meeting next week
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 16, 2022 UN Extends S. Sudan Peacekeeping Mission for One Year The UN Security Council voted Tuesday to prolong its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan for one more year, after Russia and China chose to abstain. The Council's 13 other members all voted in favor of the resolution, which extends the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) until March 15, 2023…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 16, 2022 EU Blacklists Yemen’s Houthis, Freezes Group’s Assets In a move welcomed by the Yemeni government, the European Union blacklisted the Houthis, freezing the militias’ assets, only days after a similar Arab resolution and a UN Security Council resolution described the group as a terrorist organization. The EU’s decision was made against the backdrop of Houthis attacking civilian…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 15, 2022 Russia Quits Council of Europe Rights Watchdog Russia on Tuesday quit the Council of Europe, the continent's leading human rights watchdog, preempting likely expulsion over its attack on its neighbor Ukraine. That made Russia only the second country to leave the pan-European group, whose brief is to uphold human rights and the rule of law, since it…
Reuters · Mar 15, 2022 Russia formally quits Council of Europe rights watchdog Russia on Tuesday formally quit the Council of Europe, a human rights watchdog based in Strasbourg, pre-empting possible expulsion over its attack on its neighbour Ukraine.
Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2022 Revealed: The misogyny faced by female politicians from their male counterparts The litany of misogyny faced by female councillors across London is not just from the constituents they represent, as we have reported previously, but from the men they stand alongside, an Evening Standard investigation reveals.
Dublin Live · Mar 15, 2022 Tributes flow following death of former Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Councillor Louise Cosgrave A minute's silence was held for the former Councillor during last night's Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council meeting
Edinburgh Live · Mar 15, 2022 Edinburgh school could be torn down for huge redevelopment under new plans Liberton High School could be completely demolished and rebuilt by the City of Edinburgh Council if plans submitted this week are approved by the planning committee.
Dublin Live · Mar 15, 2022 Ukraine war: Ukrainian flag raised at Fingal County Council meeting as gesture of solidarity Members of the Ukrainian community sang their national anthem during the cermony with local councillors later slamming Russia's 'unprovoked and despicable' attack
Dublin Live · Mar 15, 2022 Ukraine War: South Dublin councillors honour victims of war by raising flag and minute's silence The Council will also write letters to both the Ukrainian and Russian embassies concerning the ongoing conflict