Greater Manchester council's new deputy mayor facing investigation following 'complaint'
Rochdale council’s new deputy mayor is facing an investigation by the authority after they received a complaint against him.
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Salford council will spend £3.7m on roads and footways in bid to drive down legal claims
Some £3.7million is to be spent on improvements to Salford's roads and footways in the next 12 months in a bid to drive down legal claims for vehicle damage and pedestrian injuries. The cash comes from the city council’s capital allocation from the Department for Transport for the Highways Investment Programme (HIP) for the year ahead as legal claims for damaged vehicles soared to above 40 claims last year and personal injuries climbed to nearly 60 from almost zero.
'Desperate plea' for social workers in council push to ‘provide excellent services to children and families’
Rochdale council’s children’s services boss has made a ‘desperate plea’ for social workers as the authority bids to ensure it has a ‘sufficient workforce’ providing ‘excellent services’ to families in the borough. Sharon Hubber, the council’s director of children’s services, spoke about the difficulty of attracting people to the ‘hard to recruit’ role, after her directorate’s annual plan failed to complete 11 (79pc) of actions planned for the last municipal year.
Anger over Roger Waters gig at AO Arena as MP and Jewish council condemn 'anti-Jewish hatred'
Calls are growing for the AO Arena to reconsider allowing Roger Waters to perform next month over antisemitism concerns. The former Pink Floyd bassist is due to perform in Manchester on June 10, as part of his global tour, This is not a Drill.
People are fuming about this development – and NO ONE at the council bothered turning up to a meeting about it
Manchester council did not send anyone to a public inquiry taking place just metres away from the town hall this morning (May 23) after making a U-turn on a controversial development. The plans for a block of 75 apartments at the Tesco car park in East Didsbury were rejected by the local authority last year.
Council pays out £2,500 for mishandling of historical sex abuse allegations
Trafford council has paid out £2,500 in compensation over its mishandling of allegations of historical sexual abuse against a male foster carer.
'Spiteful' council fences off residents' garden gates in 'row over car park sale'
A council fenced off the garden gates of two family homes in a 'row over the sale of a car park'. The erection of the 3ft wide fences, blocking off entrance to the rear of the homes, has been branded 'spiteful' and 'petty'.
RFU council member banned from Twickenham over racist slur
A former Rugby Football Union council member has been banned from Twickenham after admitting making racist comments at a Six Nations match last year.