12+ hour, 19+ min ago   (371+ words) Elgan Hearn Local Democracy Reporter Why has nothing been done to curb speeding through a small village, over a year after a Welsh council decided that a solution is needed, a councillor has asked. In July 2025, residents from the village…...

9+ hour, 42+ min ago   (244+ words) The first chief executive has been appointed to lead the new West Surrey Council as it prepares to replace six local authorities in 2027. Susan Halliwell, who currently leads Bracknell Forest Council, was selected following a national recruitment campaign and will…...

12+ hour, 28+ min ago   (364+ words) A former councillor, described as having made an "enormous contribution to public life", has been nominated to receive one of the local authority's highest civic honours. Sunderland City Council's cabinet recommended Harry Trueman be appointed an Honorary Alderman of the…...

18+ hour, 33+ min ago   (400+ words) Plans for Llanfairfechan promenade car park will be discussed at the meeting on 16 September Councillors are being advised to refuse their own council's planning application for extra seafront parking spaces over concerns about flooding. Conwy council applied for permission to…...

15+ hour, 4+ min ago   (231+ words) Council bosses are set to spend up to £600,000 on improvements to a key operational depot. Knutton Lane Depot, in Newcastle-under-Lyme, is used as a base for the borough council's waste, recycling and Streetscene services, with about 150 staff working at the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (122+ words) Woodstock Open Air Pool had more than 9,000 visitors by the end of July compared to 3,039 last year. Bus passengers say temporary stop changes are leaving them frustrated and confused. West Oxfordshire launches consultation on £100 dog fouling fines and mandatory poo…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (556+ words) The newspaper offices have been empty for a number of years The Scottish government has been asked to decide whether plans to turn a former newspaper office into a specialist school should be allowed to go ahead. Dumfries and Galloway…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (230+ words) Calling all artists and community leaders: As of Sept. 1, the Waltham Cultural Council has been accepting applications for arts and culture projects planned in Waltham for the upcoming year. Last year, the WCC distributed over $50,000 in grants to 51 projects including…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (647+ words) JAKARTA - The demolition of a building on Jalan Teuku Umar Number 2, Gondangdia, Menteng, Central Jakarta, has sparked protests. The Jakarta Alliance of Cultural Heritage Watchers (AMPCBJ) urged the demolition activities to be stopped because the building had been listed as…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (803+ words) Recruitment profile seeks consensus builder, offers up to $215,000 By the time the Marblehead Select Board reached the last business item on its Sept. 9 agenda, members had spent much of the evening interviewing five Finance Committee applicants. Chair Dan Fox told…...