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Calls for Glasgow City Council to have more control over local policing

Concerns over the way the national Police Scotland service is run, and how it tackles local issues, have led to a call for greater local control.

Glasgow Live

Green councillors push for bike bus schemes as part of active travel strategy

The Green party are calling for more resources to help get young pupils involved in cycling and encouraging less car use.

Glasgow Live

Council extends loss-making parking contract amid Huyton "uncertainty"

An enforcement contract supposed to generate cash has been costing the council thousands

Liverpool Echo

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Linenhall Street office block plan back on track after appeal

Appeal ruling states that the "proposed design of the building I consider reflects and respects the character of the setting of the Ulster Hall"

Belfast Live

More than 20,000 sign West Lothian petitions to save sports venues and theatre

Council and Leisure trust under fire over planned cuts to pools, gyms and theatre. No consensus among politicians of best way to solve funding crisis

Edinburgh Live

Dad and daughter part of £18k council payout after 'shocking' response to housing complaints

They were left with water pouring down their walls, which caused damp and mould problems for years

Wales Online

John Lewis staff back Dame Sharon White to take retailer forward, but revolt over past year’s performance

But staff of the partnership, which also owns Waitrose, said they “did not support last year’s performance”

Evening Standard

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North Ayrshire’s largest council house development has been officially opened

Seventy-nine new homes have been developed at St Michael’s Place, Kilwinning, as part of the council’s wide- ranging and ambitious house building programme.

Daily Record

Pontypridd draws up new plan for former bingo hall as it hopes to change the face of the town

The council is planning to open up part of the town for a public space

Wales Online

New plans for 265-home estate near Clifton Village after neighbours expressed concerns

The large estate would be built behind Hawksley Gardens if Avant Homes is given planning permission by Nottingham City Council

Nottingham Post

Public hearing on Fayette land use planning draws a big crowd

Once again, Lexington’s Council Chamber filled up late Tuesday afternoon for a long-standing discussion. The Council met as a committee of the whole to take public comment on Fayette County’s comprehensive plan.

WEKU

Lexington City Council takes up hair discrimination issue

A Lexington City Council committee has unanimously backed an effort to add hair styles as a protected status. The proposed ordinance is likely to get a final vote within the next few weeks.

WEKU

Falkirk road improvements 'will help boost economy and create 4000 jobs'

The ambitious plans are moving forward, although an ambitious proposal for a new bridge at Westfield taking pedestrians over new roads has been scrapped over the cost.

Daily Record

Omagh UUP candidate says people sick of ‘negative unionism’

Ulster Unionist councillor Matthew Bell was co-opted to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council two years ago

Belfast Live

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RFU bans former council member over racist comment at Six Nations match

The RFU has banned a distinguished former council member from Twickenham for making racist comments during a Six Nations match last year

Dublin Live

Dublin pizzeria forced to close outdoor dining area after 'exhausting all avenues'

The sad announcement was made after the restaurant received a final notice from the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

Liverpool Echo

Veteran Liverpool Liberal Democrat leader Richard Kemp to stand down as group chief

Cllr Kemp has led the city Lib Dems for 11 years but will step down to allow a new leader to be elected at group AGM tomorrow

Nottingham Post

Arnold neighbours oppose closure of 'popular' maze and cinema under threat

Gedling Borough Council's planning committee was advised to stop the events when it met on April 26 - but councillors instead chose to delay the decision

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Chicago Sun-Times

Will Ramirez-Rosa’s new Council leadership roles be ‘big step forward’ for progressives — or kick in the pants to developers?

If the new zoning chair and Council floor leader is more pragmatic than some of his critics expect, it could be a positive step for progressive politics in Chicago and developers.

Chronicle Live

How North East councils can help hard-up households with cash, vouchers and support for energy and food bills

Each North East council has a share of an £832m fund to support households with their finances amid the cost-of-living crisis.

Reuters

US push for UN censure of North Korea appears to stall -diplomats

U.N. Security Council negotiations on a U.S. push for the 15-member body to condemn North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launches appear to have stalled after diplomats said China and Russia had stopped engaging.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor-elect Johnson forges ‘Unity Plan’ to reorganize the new City Council

The plan shrinks the number of Council panels from 28 to 20. Pat Dowell, whose switch of support from Lightfoot to Johnson was crucial to his victory, will be finance chair.

The Hindu

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to review state of economy at FSDC meeting on May 8

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will review the state of the economy amid global and domestic challenges at a meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) on May 8.

The Hindu

Former Congress MLC Viswa Prasad joins TDP

Former Member of A.P. Legislative Council and senior Congress leader Peerukatla Viswa Prasad is expected to join Telugu Desam Party (TDP) very soon as suggested by his loyalists and followers in Srikakulam district.

Chronicle Live

Newcastle grandmother's delight after Gateshead Council backs down on Askew Road bus lane fine

The Dumpling Hall pensioner is glad that "common sense" saved her from a £70 fixed penalty notice from the Askew Road bus lane

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