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Slave vessel or Viking warship? Probe is launched to find out if Hammersmith and Fulham council’s coat of arms is racist because it features a black ship Hammersmith and Fulham council’s coat of arms features a black ship The Labour-run council will investigate whether it has racist connotations Thought a horseshoe symbol could commemorate a … Read more
Town halls have squandered nearly £1million after being forced to scrap controversial road schemes brought in during the pandemic. An investigation reveals councils have spent millions more on schemes that have been riddled with problems, including increased pollution, traffic gridlock and delaying emergency services vehicles. Freedom of Information requests were sent to local authorities across … Read more
Pubs and restaurants could stay closed until July after Government chiefs chose to extend the lockdown powers given to councils. The specially-created powers, which give local authorities in England the ability to close venues and tape-off public areas due to coronavirus, were due to expire next week. But in a blow to million of Britons hoping … Read more
Councils face legal challenges against pop-up cycle lanes and road closures introduced during Covid-19 pandemic Town halls are facing at least ten legal challenges against road schemes brought in during the pandemic Resident’s groups applying for judicial reviews into measures like road closures The cases include schemes introduced in six London boroughs which campaigners want … Read more
MPs have reiterated their controversial plans to hand local authorities across the country powers to fine motorists who commit minor traffic offences. The change to the Traffic Management Act 2004 is set to bring the whole of England in line with London, where local transport officials already use automatic number plate recognition cameras to dish … Read more
Local councils are planning to install just 9,317 public charge points for electric cars between now and 2025, which threatens to cause a huge ‘bottleneck in adoption’ to plug-in vehicles in the coming years. An average of 35 chargers per local authority are due to be provided in the next four years with 126 councils … Read more
Save our statues: Government will change law to make it harder for left-wing councils’ ‘revisionist purge’ to move monuments and change street names Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick is set to change law to a formal process New law will state controversial statues should be explained rather than hidden He said it was wrong statues were … Read more
Public could force councils to sell off vacant land and buildings under proposed ‘right to regenerate’ law ‘Right to regenerate’ proposals to be announced by the Housing Secretary today Robert Jenrick will unveil plans for councils to sell of vacant land and buildings Law will aim to allow vacant plots be converted into homes or community … Read more
£1bn profit is raked in on parking fees: Councils are accused of milking ‘cash cow’ motorists as record annual figure is revealed Councils accused of using motorists as ‘cash cows’ over parking fee stats A record £1billion in parking charges and fines were raked in by councils This is the equivalent of £2.7million every day … Read more
A Tory run council has been told to review their decision to underwrite a £100,000 ‘party’ to unveil a controversial statue of Margaret Thatcher in her hometown. For over a decade the normally sedate Lincolnshire town of Grantham has witnessed a bitter row over how to remember their most famous daughter. Two years ago South … Read more