Ministers will use their capping powers to hold down council tax increases in England, local government minister Nick Raynsford has warned - as he predicted an average Band D rise of 6% in the ...

I started getting a few bits and it's just got bigger. 'The body bags offended a few people and the council came and said "you're going to have to take them down because it's not on your land".

Do your research, but in summary: Type 1 axes are standard walking and mountaineering axes, suitable for ice axe belaying, but not designed for hard modern mixed climbing. Type 2 axes are more ...

Tools for Hope is an initial recovery outreach project of the Sandhills Moore Coalition for Human Care and Our Saviour Lutheran Church to enable first phase recovery of western North ...

A man has taken a local council to court in a “last resort ... after he put the hard drive containing the Bitcoin in a black bag during a spring clean. His partner at the time then took ...

Some council services in York may have to be stopped completely to fill a £30 million budget black hole in the coming years, a report has warned. Debbie Mitchell, finance director at City of York ...

Martin Lewis has issued an update on reports that Labour was considering axing a key council tax discount. Martin Lewis shared the update with his three million followers on X/Twitter. He posted ...

COUNCIL workers began a 24-hour strike yesterday after the authority revealed shocking plans to sack almost half of library staff and replace them with volunteers. Shadow chancellor John McDonnell ...

Asked about the single person council tax discount, which gives people living alone 25% off their council tax bill, he told BBC West: “I am really concerned about this and obviously I’m not ...

A charity says it may have to shut after Coventry City Council decided to cut its annual £325,000 grant. Coventry Independent Advice Service (CIAS) supports thousands of city residents and gives ...

An "essential" Coventry charity may have to close its doors after the council cut its funding. Coventry Independent Advice Service (CIAS) supports thousands of city residents every year.