Council tax bill rises hit 5 per cent in April for the third year in a row, as almost all councils increased bills up to, or ...

A local authority that raised council tax by the maximum amount this year has cut bin collections to once every three weeks.

Its ascent from formation in 2023 to the highest tax precept in England in only two years is just astonishing, even for a Liberal Democrat authority.

Austin City Council members are in for a busy few weeks of budget work sessions before their Aug. 15 deadline to adopt a city budget for the next fiscal year.

A select committee report said the link between tax and the quality of services is broken and risks undermining democracy.

Ephrata Mayoral candidates came to the Columbia Basin Herald office Monday to talk about their positions on the issues. Incumbent Bruce Reim and opponent Steve Oliver answered questions around ...

Speculation season is upon us once again. For the next few months, we can expect to be knee-deep in conversations about the kinds of taxes the government might hit us with in the autumn Budget, in an ...

The year was 1972. Black Sabbath was early in its career, comprising a band of young blue-collar men from the United Kingdom. But this wasn’t any kind of Beatles repeat of teenage groupies smitten for ...

Andy McKean is a charming country lawyer from Anamosa. He grew up in New York and was drawn to Iowa by his family roots. He has owned a bed-and-breakfast, called square dances and played in a dance ...

For our 37th annual YASNI issue, we once again asked readers to complete the iconic phrase “You are so Nashville if …” As ...

Nationally, a pub a day is closing this year with the blame being put on issues including higher taxation and public ...