Council rakes in more than £120k in parking fines outside Greater Manchester hospital
Wigan Council has brought in more than £120,000 in the last five years from ticketing people parked illegally outside the town's largest hospital.
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Tories claim their radical plan would save £100m for Salford City Council
Radical proposals to save Salford city council more than £100million have been put forward by the authority’s opposition Conservative group. Tory leader Coun Robin Garrido is arguing that if their ideas were put into effect there would be no need for the 2.99 per cent increase in general council tax levy for 2023/24, although he agrees with the 2pc increase in the adult social care precept.
Drivers could be fined by council in five problem areas after law change
Stockport council could start enforcing driving offences in five locations across the borough. It comes after the law was changed last year to allow local authorities outside of London to fine motorists for ‘moving traffic offences’.Town halls can now apply for powers previously only held by the police - enabling them to issue penalty notices to drivers for these offences for the first time. This could see councils hitting motorists with fines for violations such as driving through ‘no entry’ signs, blocking yellow box junctions and going the wrong way on a one-way street.Bosses in Stockport are now considering applying for the powers and initially intend to target a handful of problem areas. An online consultation reads: “The purpose of the new powers is so councils can manage specific road locations where there may be issues with persistent moving traffic offences.READ MORE: Stockport council tax bills to rise by 4 per cent - but more kids will get free school meals and every neighbourhood will get £10k for community projects
How Manchester council will spend your money next year as budget is approved
Mancunians will be hit with a 5 per cent increase in council tax in April. Council house tenants face a 7pc rise.
Jibes of 'Ant and Dec' as council tax rise approved for Oldham at fractious meeting
Councillors have agreed to raise tax at a fractious meeting in which ‘reckless’ Tory amendments were slammed amid ‘Ant and Dec’ and ‘Sheriff of Nottingham’ jibes.
International Cricket Council Rates Indore Pitch, Which Hosted 3rd India-Australia Test, As 'Poor'
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has declared the pitch used for the third Test encounter between India and Australia in Indore as “poor” under the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process and as a result, the Holkar Stadium has received three demerit points. The pitch received a lot of criticism from experts due to the uneven pace and bounce on offer with 30 wickets falling in just two days. The pitch conditions specifically favoured the spins from both sides with 26 out of the 31 wickets that fell during the match going to spin bowlers. The decision was taken following a conversation between match referee Chris Broad and the two captains – India's Rohit Sharma and Australia's Steve Smith.
Bury’s new council chief promises to ‘listen to residents’ to form priorities
Bury’s new council chief stated a her new role this week by meeting council and NHS staff across the borough. The authority’s new chief executive Lynne Ridsdale said she will use her first 100 days to form priorities by listening to residents, businesses and staff to understand what it is like to receive services from, work for and interact with the council.
Council shells out six-figure sum on historic church at centre of controversy and 'upsetting rumours'
Rochdale council has shelled out on 'rescuing' an historic church - despite fears it could relaunch as a community hub and put existing venues out of business. Bosses agreed to buy Littleborough United Reformed Church - which dates back to the mid 19th century - at the latest cabinet meeting.