A Swiss entrepreneur’s vision of a refugee city may seem utopian, but negotiations for land on which to build it are already ...

This is the first step towards simplifying a confusing system, protecting front-line services and creating a system of local ...

BRADFORD Council has been given permission to raise Council tax by 9.99 per cent this coming year. But Bradford residents have been spared a possible 14.99 per cent rise. Last month Bradford Council ...

At the moment, groups of independents are involved in running 63 councils, either on their own or in partnership with other parties. The vast majority - 47 - are smaller district or borough ...

Of this, 2% is available for adult social care and 3% for general spending. District councils have a threshold of 3% or £5 on a band D bill; and for Police and Crime Commissioners, the threshold is ...

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has commented after the Government granted permission for a 9.99 per cent increase in ...

West Yorkshire's Mayor Tracy Brabin has claimed the planned Council tax hike in the Bradford district will help the area "get ...

Six weeks have swooshed by since the Federal Executive Council and its sister body, the National Economic Council, last met collectively to discuss state affairs. On Monday, December 16 ...

Back home, the government has given six local authorities permission to raise council tax beyond the maximum amount. Like someone caught between two friends going through a break-up, a potential ...

Back home, the government has given six local authorities permission to raise council tax beyond the maximum amount. Several councils given all-clear to raise tax by more than maximum amount The ...

has reared its head again in recent weeks, after a number of councils faced harsh criticism over moves to slug ratepayers with massive increases during a cost-of-living crisis. Australia has 537 ...