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Jamie Driscoll Labour row: Mayor discusses legal action over selection dispute as Keir Starmer speaks

The North of Tyne mayor has said he will see out his term no matter what, but has not ruled out the possibility of legal action or standing in 2024 as an independent

Chronicle Live · Jun 5, 2023

Two top Bristol Waste bosses received combined £127K to leave council company

'Golden handshakes' published in Bristol City Council's accounts

Bristol Post · Jun 5, 2023

Jamie Driscoll hits out at Labour for blocking his North East mayor campaign over Ken Loach event

The sitting North of Tyne mayor has been barred from standing as Labour's candidate for an election next year, after sharing a stage with the I, Daniel Blake director

Chronicle Live · Jun 4, 2023

Nottinghamshire county councillors defend claiming thousands in travel expenses

The latest expenses for Nottinghamshire County Council members have been published

Nottingham Post · May 17, 2023

Council sends 'enforcers' into estate to seize plant pots from residents' gardens

Residents of a estate in London say they have been left frightened after Greenwich Council sent men to remove 'fire risk' potted plants decorating the front of their flats

Daily Mirror · May 16, 2023

Nick Kemp to stay as Newcastle City Council leader after internal Labour challenge dropped

Ged Bell has withdrawn from a leadership contest in Newcastle's Labour group ahead of a vote that had been scheduled for Tuesday evening, leaving Nick Kemp unopposed

Chronicle Live · May 9, 2023

‘Cash cow’ yellow box junction made London council up to £1m last year

In total, Bromley Council made £2.59 million last year by fining drivers for stopping in yellow box junctions

Evening Standard · May 9, 2023

Newcastle Labour chief on 'remarkably disappointing' leadership contest – as deputy also faces internal battle

Both city council leader Nick Kemp and deputy Karen Kilgour will be challenged for their positions next week

Chronicle Live · May 5, 2023

''Tens of thousands of steps, hundreds of hours of work and broken shoes": A day in the life of a council candidate

All the council candidates in Wigan have been busy leafleting ahead of the local elections on May 4

Manchester Evening News · Apr 28, 2023

Neighbours' fears over plans to turn big house into 22 studio flats

'They're not targeted at students,' says builder

Manchester Evening News · Apr 17, 2023