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Birmingham City Council debates 9.99% council tax hike and £300m of cuts
Press Association News via AOL· 2 months agoBirmingham City Council’s plans for an annual 9.99% increase in council tax and £300 million of cuts...
‘Bankrupt’ council at centre of budget-cut protest holds ‘Queering Nutrition’ event
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA council refuse collector empties bins in Birmingham on the day the city council announced it was...
More councils looking at ‘warm banks’ for residents amid rising energy bills
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMore councils have signalled using churches, community centres and libraries as so-called ‘warm...
Helsinki Built a Library That Brings a Whole City Together
The 74 via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen Andy Johansen first visited Helsinki’s Oodi Library in early 2020 he was struck with amazement...
Cash-strapped councils splash millions on failed City of Culture bids
The Independent UK via AOL· 8 months agoCash-strapped councils splashed millions of pounds on failed bids to be the UK’s next City of...
Why is Nottingham City Council effectively bankrupt, and what does Section 114 mean?
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 5 months agoNottingham City Council was the latest local authority to effectively declare bankruptcy on November...
2023 local elections: When and where are they taking place?
Press Association News via AOL· 1 year agoRishi Sunak faces his first big electoral test as Prime Minister in just over a month’s time, when...
Here's how Columbia will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Gannett via AOL· 4 months agoThe lasting legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will be on full display Jan. 15 and beyond in...
Syphilis Is Rising in the U.S. Here's What to Know About the Sexually Transmitted Infection
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCredit - Science Photo Library—Getty Images Sexually transmitted infections are rising in the...
Council tax has become the ultimate con
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe street I live on is filthy. This is despite my local council apparently spending £25m on street cleaning and rubbish and recycling collections. This...
