Council slammed for 'wasting' £850k on 20mph zones that are 'largely ignored' by drivers

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Councillors have expressed cross-party support for local authority employees to receive the same £500 bonus being awarded to health workers.Members of North Lanarkshire Council’s Joint Consultative Committee for local government employees unanimously agreed to send an official letter to the Scottish Government supporting calls from trade unions that its recently announced bonus fails to acknowledge the work

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) said thousands of struggling people last year were nearly £7m in arrears.They are calling on the Scottish Government to consider wiping out the debt or creating a special hardship fund.CAS, which advises people with money problems, says council tax debt is the number one issue their network deal with.In 2019/20, they said 2,257 people sought help from them over a debt issue involving council tax, with arrears totalling £6.8m.CAS fears the end of furlough and

Bryan Cranston isn't a fan of cancel culture. The 64-year-old actor addressed the notion -- the practice of publicly admonishing and potentially ending the careers of public figures when they make remarks or take actions deemed inappropriate or insensitive -- in a video interview posted by The Associated Press on Twitter on Thursday.

Dua Lipa recently slammed the millennial trend of cancel culture online. In a recent interview for Attitude, the Levitating singer got candid about the toll of social media on her mental health.

another night of snowfall which created problems on roads around the borough.The Met Office has not forecast any more snow over the coming days but temperatures are expected to remain low.Highs will only reach 2C today and will drop below 0C during the night, forecasters predict.

Dua Lipa has taken aim at the prevalence of “cancel culture”, insisting everyone should be allowed to make mistakes.The New Rules singer wishes social media users would spread more kindness instead of attacking those who make one wrong move in public.She told Attitude: “I think there is so much judgment and meanness… Cancel culture is so dangerous and toxic. Being funny is the greatest currency, even if it’s at the expense of somebody else.“That tends to happen a lot with social media.

Dua Lipa is speaking out against cancel culture.

Justice League actor Ray Fisher will not let down his bullhorn in his ire against Warner Bros., in particular DC Films President Walter Hamada.

Dua Lipa hits out at cancel culture and social media trolls in an interview with Attitude.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The amount of council housing in North Lanarkshire is to more than double in the next 15 years.During a meeting held earlier this month, councillors agreed to expand their current housebuilding target from 2150 new homes by 2027 to 5000 by 2035.This will mean a capital investment of £306 million, almost half of which will be used to make all local authority housing more environmentally friendly and energy

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A war of words has broken out between North Lanarkshire’s Labour and SNP groups over what council leader Jim Logue has labelled the worst scenes he has seen “in over 40 years of elected politics”.The row stems from a council meeting held earlier this month where Labour claim SNP representatives showed “blatant disrespect for the public” and played music during other councillors’ contributions, while also

Bolton Council’s local council tax support scheme (LCTS), residents on benefits or very low incomes pay at least 12.5 per cent of their council tax bills. Bolton Council’s cabinet has said that proportion will rise to 17.5 per cent for all those of working age in receipt of the support.The increase was set to be implemented from April 2021.

The shooting death of a 7-year-old girl has prompted an alliance between police, politicians and businesses who are ramping up calls to establish a private security force to supplement the Atlanta Police Department.  The $1.62 million plan will address crime in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta.  City Council members Howard Shook, J.P.

wheelchair user has been trapped inside his home for almost a year - because he can't get through the front door. Former teacher, David MacLean, who has MS, hasn't been outside for fresh air since January because of the raised threshold to his council house.

road congestion caused by buses stopping for longer at their stations.A petition was also created and submitted to West Lothian Council, with 5000 signatures, by local siblings Antonia and Lorenzo Franchitti.The Courier sent a Freedom of Information request to West Lothian Council and discovered the costs of each of the nine programme completed as part of the scheme.

the Scottish Sun revealed that 19 of Scotland’s 32 councils have now blocked the app from being used in schools, including in South Lanarkshire. The move follows concerns that young users can view harmful content on the platform.

Iggy Azalea is calling out her ex, Playboi Carti. In a series of tweets on Christmas Eve, the «Fancy» rapper slammed Carti for not spending Christmas with their son, Onyx. Azalea claimed that Carti had planned to celebrate the holiday with her and Onyx, but canceled those plans at the last minute to throw an album release party for this new record.