Rochdale council scraps more than £190k cuts ahead of budget-setting meeting

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click on this link, enter your email address, and select 'MyWigan News'.He said: "Wigan has effectively blighted its own property."Wigan wrecked the wedding business itself by publishing the break notice."Couples said, very sensibly, they need to go elsewhere because they couldn't put their wedding at risk."Delays caused by a 'constant change' of building control officers at the council – four in 14 months – were also blamed for some 'difficulty' with development.Restoration works were completed

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Kate Forbes confirmed the freeze would be nationwide today and hailed it as a welcome move in the country's recovery from the pandemic.As part of the 2021-22 Holyrood Budget town hall chiefs were offered £90 million – the equivalent of around a 3% council tax increase – on top of the local government settlement to compensate councils who agreed to the tax freeze.It was part of a wider £11.6 billion funding package from the Scottish Government that will be distributed to local authorities over

link!"To be fair, I don't think anybody had envisaged 12 or 13 months ago that we would be going through Covid."Most capital projects, similar to the council, people have delayed them."However, officers have contacted Wetherspoons.

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direct to your inboxRochdale council is to bring the job of fixing potholes and keeping roads in decent condition back ‘in house’.The authority is ditching contractor Balfour Beatty in a move it claims will give it more ‘control and flexibility’ over how it carries out the ‘vital service'The decision means the company will stop performing highways maintenance for the council when its contract ends in March next year.‘Key functions’ set to come back under direct control of the local authority

British author of "The Madness of Crowds" Douglas Murray torched "American cancel culture," after Meghan Markle’s racism claim against the royal family. During an appearance on "Fox & Friends," Murray expressed concern that "American culture wars seem to now be going around the world" and called on people to stand up for themselves and demand evidence when allegations are brought against them.

direct to your inboxTaxpayers in Manchester will see their council tax bills rise from April after the council set its yearly budget - which includes cuts of £41m.Leaders say the 4.99 per cent increase will raise £8.5m to protect vital frontline services such as social care after a year in which finances have been decimated by the Covid-19 pandemic.It will mean the annual council tax bill for Band D properties will rise by £71.13 to £1,496.59 - before taking into account mayoral and police

Renfrewshire council tax charges 2021/22Band A - £876.95Band B - £1,023.10Band C - £1,169.26Band D - £1,315.42Band E - £1,728.32Band F - £2,137.56Band G - £2,576.03Band H - £3,222.78Main spending commitments in budget

direct to your inboxA Rochdale council boss has publicly apologised to two of the authority’s senior officers for his behaviour at a seminar.Councillor Neil Emmott, portfolio holder for ‘quality of place’, told Mark Widdup and Donna Bowler he was ‘truly sorry’ for his actions.He is understood to have directed an inappropriate verbal outburst at the pair during the event, which happened over 18 months ago, at a community health centre in the town.Mr Widdup is the council’s director of

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Perth and Kinross Council’s headquarters are expected to be completed by June.The council’s iconic Perth building at 2 High Street suffered “extensive flooding” during spectacular thunderstorms last year.The conditions in August saw the worst Perth and Kinross flooding since 1993.Over 200 properties in the region were flooded internally - with many more affected externally - including Perth Leisure Pool and PKC’s headquarters.Back in September, Conservative council leader Murray Lyle told the PA

link!He added: “The most surprising thing was how willing people were to give me sensitive information because they thought I was from technical support so they were giving me usernames and passwords. I thought that was shocking.”A spokesperson for North Lanarkshire Council said: “We understand receiving calls in error from members of the public must be frustrating.

Bill Maher wrapped up last night’s episode of Real Time with a piece that is still trending this morning.

"Real Time" host Bill Maher closed his show on Friday night by offering a warning to skeptics on the left who don't buy into the existence of "cancel culture." "Liberals need a Stand Your Ground law ... for cancel culture." Maher began the monologue, "so that when the woke mob comes after you for some ridiculous offense, you'll stand your ground, stop apologizing.