The Latest Breaking News from Council

Nottingham City Council extends contract for consultant costing £1,000 per day

'The capacity, expertise and skill-set at this level is not currently available within the council'

Nottingham Post · Feb 25, 2022

Tasmanian jumping castle GoFundMe money yet to reach victims' families amid 'legal issues', council says

It has been more than two months since the jumping castle tragedy but none of donations raised on GoFundMe have reached the victims' families.

ABC News · Feb 25, 2022

Ukraine requested urgent debate at Human Rights Council, UN says

Ukraine has requested an urgent debate be held at the U.N. Human Rights Council on the situation stemming from the 'Russian aggression', the United Nations said on Thursday.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2022

Bridgend backs down on parking at Brynmenyn primary school after parents form barricade

Bridgend council is reopening a drop off zone at Brynmenyn primary school after pressure from parents

Wales Online · Feb 24, 2022

Palestinians Call on Israel to ‘End Apartheid’

Palestinian envoy to the United Nations Riyad Mansour on Wednesday urged the Security Council to stop Israel from discriminating against Palestinians, wearing a black mask emblazoned with the phrase “End Apartheid.” Speaking at a monthly meeting on the Middle East, Riyad Mansour evoked the term “apartheid” 15 times and called…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 24, 2022

As U.N. Security Council met, Russia attacked Ukraine

The United States and other United Nations Security Council members slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday for attacking Ukraine as the 15-member body met in New York to try and defuse weeks of mounting tensions.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2022

Latino Caucus chairman ‘1,000% certain’ voters will decide new ward boundaries

"Unfortunately, we’ve come to an impasse," on a new map of Chicago’s 50 wards, said Ald. Gilbert Villegas. "So, we’ve decided to let the voters decide. ... From here forward, we’re in campaign mode. We’re going to raise the necessary funds to get our message out."

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 23, 2022

Residents claim dog fouling so bad 'bags of poo were blowing around' during storm

Disgusted residents say they are fed up of seeing dog mess on their streets as the council vows to crackdown on the problem

Liverpool Echo · Feb 23, 2022

Council blocks Ocado’s attempt to force depot next to north London primary school

An attempt by Ocado to force the building of a depot three metres from a north London primary school has been blocked by Islington council.

Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2022

Last-minute plea to stop Falkirk Community Trust being scrapped

The decision will see the council lose out on over £1 million per year in rates relief, and supporters of the Trust, which manages a number of facilities in the area, say it the loss would be "completely unacceptable".

Daily Record · Feb 23, 2022