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Tractors from across the region approached Newcastle in convoy, bringing sections of the city centre road network to a crawl. The rally was led by pressure group Farmers Unite as it stepped up its campaign urging the Government to rethink its controversial inheritance tax plans, which it fears will have potential long-lasting effects on family…
The Chancellor is widely expected to raise taxes on November 26 in order to fill a multibillion-pound gap in her spending plans, but is reported to have ruled out a manifesto-busting income tax hike. Campaigners, millionaires, and public sector workers have today handed in over 575,000 petition signatures to the Treasury calling on the government…
Mayor Barbara Brodigan has branded the poll — due to be held on November 27 — a politically motivated waste of taxpayers’ money. But the proposer of the poll, Ripon resident Brian McHugh, said it would give electors the chance to give their views on the state of Ripon City Council, which has seen staff…
At a cabinet meeting on Wednesday (November 19), the members of the Reform executive agreed it makes “perfect sense” to reform the Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme (LCTRS). The scheme, introduced in 2013, currently means 31,200 residents get discounts on council tax bills. Of those, 84% who claim pay no council tax. But the changes…
The twist in the struggle for control of Ripon City Council comes after police said there was no evidence to support an allegation of fraud made by Councillor Sid Hawke. Cllr Hawke reported Ripon Mayor Barbara Brodigan over her handling of his resignation letter, which it is understood the pair wrote together. The following day,…
Councillor Laura Tunney’s resignation has prompted the by-election for the ward, which will take place on Thursday, December 11. Nominations for candidates must be in by 4pm on Friday, November 14. Applications to register to vote must be made by midnight on Tuesday, November 25 and can be made on the government’s website, with more…
Councillor Laura Tunney’s resignation has prompted the by-election for the ward, which will take place on Thursday, December 11. Nominations for candidates must be in by 4pm on Friday, November 14. Applications to register to vote must be made by midnight on Tuesday, November 25 and can be made on the government’s website, with more…
The entirety of the Middlebrough Council ward and surrounding area finds itself in the top 10 per cent of most deprived neighbourhoods across the country – which means it is classified as “highly deprived”. Yet, amidst all the problems that the area faces, there are rays of positivity and work occurring in the community that…
Cllr Tony Riordan, the leader of Stockton’s Conservative group who sits on Stockton Council’s planning committee, expressed worries about the report giving figures which could affect future planning applications. He said: “I have a great number of concerns about the way the report has been assembled with parts where it doesn’t make sense at all….
Data, released by the Ministry of Justice on Tuesday (November 11), reveals 91 inmates were accidentally released between April 1 and October 31. It comes just weeks after reports a prisoner from HMP Durham was one of five mistakenly released in the UK in the space of seven days. Durham MP Mary Kelly Foy previously…
