The Latest Breaking News from Council

'Luxury £1.5m shopping hub' built after London riots abandoned with just one shop left

Hackney Walk in east London was opened with plenty of fanfare as a new £1.5 million luxury shopping district but now six years later it lies empty but for one store

Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2023

14 runoffs — maybe more — likely in City Council races

Three of those runoffs would involve incumbents appointed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot over the last year.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 1, 2023

Major developer proposes over 500 homes and a spine road for Murton Park

508 homes have been applied for out of a potential of nearly 3,000 allocated for the land in North Tyneside

Chronicle Live · Mar 1, 2023

Warning issued as van driver caught dumping trailer full of waste

The council wants help to identify the culprit

Liverpool Echo · Mar 1, 2023

Council bosses lift pay cap on local authority top earners despite facing huge spending cuts

EXCLUSIVE: The best paid council staff will now receive a five per cent rise despite the Scottish Government funding an initial deal that curbed pay for wealthier employees.

Daily Record · Mar 1, 2023

City Council poised for big changes with multiple races up for grabs

At least 10 races for alderperson appear headed for runoffs in April — but uncounted mail-in ballots remain a wild card in many of the contests.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 1, 2023

It’s easier when you pick your voters

Chicago’s gerrymandered ward map is the forgotten participant in Tuesday’s City Council elections.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 1, 2023

Councils say consultation into £750m rail hub has been ‘incomplete and inaccurate’ and ‘vague’

'We found essential evidence and information were simply not there or were presented before they were ready'

Birmingham Post · Feb 28, 2023

Bridgend council appoints transport safety advisor after ongoing issues with school drop-offs

The move comes after problems at several schools in the borough of Bridgend

Wales Online · Feb 28, 2023

Councillors won't abandon plans for Pencoed development despite failed levelling up bid

The funding needed for the project is believed to be about £17m

Wales Online · Feb 28, 2023