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Budget Committee chair becomes latest member of Lightfoot’s leadership team to abandon mayor’s reelection bid

Fed up with Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s uncollaborative, my-way-or-the-highway approach to the City Council, Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd) is endorsing mayoral challenger Brandon Johnson.

Chicago Sun-Times

Council tax in Northumberland set to rise by 4.63% with £17 million in cuts also earmarked

The leader of the council had previously promised to "look very hard" to avoid such an increase

Chronicle Live

Row breaks out as SNP accuses council of squandering money to recruit teachers

West Lothian Council's Chief Executive hit back, calling the allegation "completely inaccurate"

Daily Record

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Plans proposed to save iconic Scottish arts venue

SNP councillors have confirmed their City of Edinburgh Council budget plan which is set to include £4.5m of funding to the King’s Theatre.

The National (Scotland)

Access re-opens at South Newcastle Beach during Supercars

"During the event, temporary pedestrian access will be provided from King Edward Park, through the site to Newcastle Beach via the lower promenade."

Newcastle Herald

Scots kids 'exposed to hardcore porn' on school laptops as council launches probe

Kids at a primary school in the Highland Council area saw the X-rated images after clicking on an ad in a webpage in their classroom

Daily Record

Petition to save Gateshead countryside ranger from council cuts achieves over 1,200 signatures

Many residents and fans of the Gateshead countryside want to see parks and reserves maintained and the countryside ranger position kept.

Chronicle Live

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Indian takeaway in Walthamstow closes after inspectors discover mouse infestation

The Ranna Indian takeway has to overhaul hygiene before being permitted to re-open after mice droppings were found

Evening Standard

West Lothian rejects MSP claim it failed to recruit teachers with £5m fund

SNP MSP claims that an additional £5m has only seen 29 teachers hired instead of 100, but senior council officials and the Labour administration insisted the money had been used properly and defended their record in education

Edinburgh Live

Iran Accuses Kurdish Opposition of Isfahan Attack

The Iranian Supreme National Security Council accused Kurdish opposition factions based in Iraq of being "involved" in a drone attack that targeted a military facility in Isfahan. Nournews, a news agency affiliated with the Council, reported that parts of the drones that were used to carry out the hostile action…

Asharq Al-Awsat

South Australian council forced to dispel ‘bizarre’ claims of Elon Musk using mind-control chips

Spread of ‘rightwing conspiracies’ about Salisbury’s smart infrastructure scheme prompts councillors to pass extraordinary motion

The Guardian - AU

After 15-year odyssey, Norfolk Southern gets final OK for massive rail yard expansion in Englewood

Last month, Ald. Jeanette Taylor delayed the project, which has drawn scrutiny over residential displacement, truck traffic and pollution. Wednesday, she admonished Norfolk Southern — but voted for the expansion.

Chicago Sun-Times

City Council short-circuits Lightfoot’s plan for quick vote on ComEd franchise agreement

The mayor called the slowdown a “parliamentary game” and tried to call the Council back to meet Tuesday, just to rescue the deal. But that effort also was defeated, and the Council isn’t scheduled to meet again until March.

Chicago Sun-Times

Belfast City Council set new district rates tariffs with increase of 7.99%

It means retail and homes across the city will be paying even more every month

Belfast Live

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Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh plan to axe classroom assistants and support teachers in budget papers

The council is facing a £76 million black hole in its finances, and officials warned that even if all their proposed savings are implemented, a further £3.7 million in savings - or income - will need to be found.

Chicago Sun-Times

Roderick Sawyer hopes to be part of another mayoral dynasty

Sawyer, the son of Eugene Sawyer, Chicago’s mayor from 1987-89, is giving up his 6th Ward City Council seat with the goal of turning Lori Lightfoot into a one-term mayor.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow Red Road flats and Sighthill abandoned land still without housing a decade later

A Springburn and Robroyston councillor said a brick has still not been laid after he had to leave his flat about 11 years ago.

Leeds Live

Leeds City Council 'doing everything possible' to tackle mouldy homes as report set to be published

The council says it is committed to ensuring the 'health and safety' of its tenants

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Liverpool Echo

Liverpool schools hit with £2.3m bill after council energy blunder

But schools are still yet to find out if the council will reimburse them for the costly mistakes made

Daily Record

Falkirk swimming pool closures will deny future sporting talent, Labour warn

Labour councillors met with lots of local swimming groups who are opposed to the plans

Chicago Sun-Times

$1M settlement in fatal police shooting stalls in committee

Some City Council members were furious over plans to settle the lawsuit by the mother of Sharell Brown, noting the Civilian Office of Police Accountability concluded Brown was armed and posed a threat to Chicago police officers.

Daily Mirror

Man forced to pay bailiffs £500 fine after council misreads his number plate

Steven Ward, 41, says he was woken up by bailiffs from enforcement firm CDER Group threatening to take his and his girlfriend’s cars off their driveway

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago reaches tentative deal with ComEd on city electric service, City Council members say

Besides a franchise agreement to continue operating the city’s electric grid, there’s also an “Energy and Equity Agreement” that sets economic impact objectives ComEd and the city will pursue together.

Liverpool Echo

Wirral Council golf course plans 'kick in the teeth' to campaigners

The council said reopening the golf course would create "significant risks" and likely all golf courses on the Wirral would lose money

Liverpool Echo

Council set to part fund new £330k 'mini-roads' scheme

A disused ampitheatre in Everton has been earmarked by the local authority

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