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Public hearing on Fayette land use planning draws a big crowd

Once again, Lexington’s Council Chamber filled up late Tuesday afternoon for a long-standing discussion. The Council met as a committee of the whole to take public comment on Fayette County’s comprehensive plan.

WEKU

Lexington City Council takes up hair discrimination issue

A Lexington City Council committee has unanimously backed an effort to add hair styles as a protected status. The proposed ordinance is likely to get a final vote within the next few weeks.

WEKU

Falkirk road improvements 'will help boost economy and create 4000 jobs'

The ambitious plans are moving forward, although an ambitious proposal for a new bridge at Westfield taking pedestrians over new roads has been scrapped over the cost.

Daily Record

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Omagh UUP candidate says people sick of ‘negative unionism’

Ulster Unionist councillor Matthew Bell was co-opted to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council two years ago

Belfast Live

RFU bans former council member over racist comment at Six Nations match

The RFU has banned a distinguished former council member from Twickenham for making racist comments during a Six Nations match last year

The Guardian - UK

Dublin pizzeria forced to close outdoor dining area after 'exhausting all avenues'

The sad announcement was made after the restaurant received a final notice from the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

Dublin Live

Veteran Liverpool Liberal Democrat leader Richard Kemp to stand down as group chief

Cllr Kemp has led the city Lib Dems for 11 years but will step down to allow a new leader to be elected at group AGM tomorrow

Liverpool Echo

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Arnold neighbours oppose closure of 'popular' maze and cinema under threat

Gedling Borough Council's planning committee was advised to stop the events when it met on April 26 - but councillors instead chose to delay the decision

Nottingham Post

Will Ramirez-Rosa’s new Council leadership roles be ‘big step forward’ for progressives — or kick in the pants to developers?

If the new zoning chair and Council floor leader is more pragmatic than some of his critics expect, it could be a positive step for progressive politics in Chicago and developers.

Chicago Sun-Times

How North East councils can help hard-up households with cash, vouchers and support for energy and food bills

Each North East council has a share of an £832m fund to support households with their finances amid the cost-of-living crisis.

Chronicle Live

US push for UN censure of North Korea appears to stall -diplomats

U.N. Security Council negotiations on a U.S. push for the 15-member body to condemn North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launches appear to have stalled after diplomats said China and Russia had stopped engaging.

Reuters

Mayor-elect Johnson forges ‘Unity Plan’ to reorganize the new City Council

The plan shrinks the number of Council panels from 28 to 20. Pat Dowell, whose switch of support from Lightfoot to Johnson was crucial to his victory, will be finance chair.

Chicago Sun-Times

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to review state of economy at FSDC meeting on May 8

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will review the state of the economy amid global and domestic challenges at a meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) on May 8.

The Hindu

Former Congress MLC Viswa Prasad joins TDP

Former Member of A.P. Legislative Council and senior Congress leader Peerukatla Viswa Prasad is expected to join Telugu Desam Party (TDP) very soon as suggested by his loyalists and followers in Srikakulam district.

The Hindu

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Chronicle Live

Newcastle grandmother's delight after Gateshead Council backs down on Askew Road bus lane fine

The Dumpling Hall pensioner is glad that "common sense" saved her from a £70 fixed penalty notice from the Askew Road bus lane

Edinburgh Live

Bid to 'derecognise' new Duke of Edinburgh fails to get enough votes

Green councillors said the title was "illegitimate" and "should not exist" ahead of the coronation weekend.

Belfast Live

Price hike at Derry carparks needed to fund 'critical services', council insists

Parking costs at all council owned 'pay and display' carparks has gone up

Belfast Live

NI Council Elections 2023: Alliance candidate hoping for ‘groundbreaking’ first Fermanagh council seat

The party does not currently have any elected representatives in the county

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Belfast Live

Council closes part of new Omagh play park after misuse

No date has been provided as to when the park will fully reopen, but the council hopes to provide more information 'in the near future'

Radio France Internationale

China, Iran, Russia accuse France of human rights violations

France has been criticised by the United Nations Human Rights Council for increased police violence, including incidents that occurred during recent pension reform protests.

Wales Online

Roads are to be closed to allow children to play in the street

Residents will be given signs and information cards to carry out the road closures themselves

Chicago Sun-Times

Migrants at Navy Pier or McCormick Place? Alderperson says central facility better than neighborhoods for asylum-seekers

Stop “playing whack-a-mole” and disrupting neighborhoods, Ald. Maria Hadden told the Sun-Times. “We need central locations. We need large spaces,” such as McCormick Place, Navy Pier or shuttered big-box stores.

Wales Online

Council threatens to knock down man's front garden wall if he doesn't do it first

Magistrates appearance did not go well for homeowner Khan Mahmood Khan after he asked for a 'favour' over fine

Belfast Live

Dáithí thanks council after six-year-old campaigner granted Freedom of City

The West Belfast lad has become the youngest ever beneficiary of the honour

Dublin Live

Landlord who told tenants he was selling refused planning permission for Airbnb

The landlord has also been issued a four-weeks cessation notice after Dublin City Council deemed this as “unauthorised use of the property”

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