"Oldham Council love to waste money": Residents react after Mumps plans axed AGAIN
Oldham residents have reacted with disappointment and resignation after a town centre regeneration scheme has been scrapped for the second time.
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How much more households in Wigan will pay in council tax from April
The latest council tax rise for Wiganers would see households pay up to £140 more per year at a time where costs are going up.
Trafford council planning 'temporary stopping facility' for Travellers
Residents across Trafford are being asked for their views on plans for a ‘temporary stopping facility’ for the Traveller community in the borough. The council is looking into the idea of opening the facility on an under-used road near Boyer Street in Old Trafford.
'Scandalous' cuts in funding slammed as council tax of 4.99pc is approved in Trafford
The Labour leader of Trafford council slammed ‘scandalous’ cuts in funding from central government as the authority voted through a 4.99 per cent council tax increase, dipped into its cash reserves and agreed huge savings to bridge a near-£25million gap in its budget. That was the assessment of Coun Tom Ross at the budget council meeting for 2023/23 which approved the budget at £209.38m and a £92m spend on capital projects across the borough.
Scott voted chairman of PGA Tour's player advisory council
Former Masters champion Adam Scott has been elected by his peers to serve as chairman of the Player Advisory Council (PAC), the PGA Tour said on Tuesday.
Council tax to rise in Tameside – with more than £15m in budget cuts to come
Council tax in Tameside is to be hiked by nearly five per cent amid plans to cut more than £15m from the town hall budget.
Council 'instructed by government' to raise tax for residents
Plans to increase tax for Wigan residents by almost five per cent are “under instruction from the government”, according to council leaders.
'Offensive' Nicola Bulley voicemail received amid spate of phone calls to council
Nicola Bulley has been referred to in an "offensive" voicemail received by a parish councillor in Lancashire. The message was left in the early hours of the morning on Saturday February 11.Nuisance calls were made to five of the six members of Inskip with Sowerby Parish Council during a period of just over two hours, the Mirror reports. However, all but one simply rang off as they answered, it was claimed.