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West Lothian schools set to bear brunt of budget cuts, consultation shows

Only council tax rises above 3.5% will be able to stave off budget savings needed to maintain services as council has to make inroads into the £47m funding gap it faces.

Edinburgh Live

Long-awaiting new leisure centre shelved due to budget cuts and spiralling inflation

The £20m building has been put on the back burner as the council faces a £16m budget shortfall

Manchester Evening News

Candlelight protest against cycle route plans to take place at Deansgrange Cemetery

Susan McGarvey, 45, launched a petition against the plans last month, saying it would "leave the graveyard completely open and not private".

Dublin Live

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Wirral Council votes unanimously to oppose fracking

“Council restates its opposition to all unconventional gas extraction under Wirral, its offshore waters and Dee and Mersey Estuaries”

Liverpool Echo

Council agrees to stump up extra funding to safeguard North West 200 for 2023

Coleraine and District Motor Club, organisers of the North West 200, warned the council earlier this year that the event was 'at a crossroads'

Belfast Live

Wirral Council votes to request bailout to plug budget gap despite Tory opposition

Labour called on the Conservatives "for fairer funding for Wirral before it's too late"

Liverpool Echo

Council urged to question the need for controversial 1,100 home development by petition signed by over 3,400

"What would it take for them to be open to a discussion to change the amount of houses they’re proposing?”

Manchester Evening News

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Racist remarks spotlight rivalry between LA Latinos, Blacks

A leaked recording of crude, racist comments that resulted in the president of the Los Angeles City Council resigning from the post also provided a look into City Hall’s racial rivalries

The Independent UK

LA civic leaders call for Martinez, de León and Cedillo to resign from City Council

LOS ANGELES — The chorus of civic leaders calling for L.A. City Council members Nury Martinez, Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo to step down from the City Council grew louder Monday, as U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, Mayor Eric Garcetti and both mayoral candidates called on the embattled politicians to…

Los Angeles Times

Nearly 2,000 migrants arrived in NYC over weekend as shelter crisis shows no sign of abating

NEW YORK — At least 1,800 Latin American asylum-seekers arrived in the city over the weekend, signaling that the migrant wave is accelerating even as Mayor Eric Adams’ administration scrambles to shelter thousands of desperate travelers already in New York.

Tribune News Service

Labor federation says leaked audio of LA City Council members is ‘illegal,’ vows to investigate and prosecute

LOS ANGELES — The leaked audio of then-Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez privately making racist remarks was part of a “serious security and privacy breach” at L.A. County Federation of Labor offices involving “illegal” recordings of “many private and confidential conversations in private offices and conference rooms,” the…

Los Angeles Times

Newry Mourne and Down cllr warns of "dire straits" over lack of electric car charging

"This is a most extraordinary situation that the council now faces and indeed the whole of Northern Ireland if nothing is done and very soon."

Belfast Live

Edinburgh Christmas market 'fiasco' exposed as new operator approved

The council has secured a new company to run the Christmas market and ice rink - but city councillors say big questions remain over what happened with the original contract.

Edinburgh Live

Gateshead working men’s club faces licence review over alleged noise complaints

Councillors will meet this week to examine possible solutions to alleged complaints.

Chronicle Live

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Axios

L.A. City Council member Nury Martinez to take leave of absence

The NAACP is demanding two other L.A. City Councilmembers also step down for making racist remarks.

Daily Mirror

Putin in crunch Security Council meeting amid fears he'll 'go nuclear' over Crimea bridge

The vital bridge connecting Crimea to mainland Russia was partially destroyed in a blast. Putin had previously said any attack on the Kerch Strait would spark "judgment day"

Liverpool Echo

Nowhere left to cut: Merseyside councils bracing for more government pain

Cash-strapped local authorities across our region have faced a decade of austerity and are terrified of what comes next

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia, Qatar Review Strategy for Joint Business Council

Saudi Minister of Investment Khalid al-Falih held talks at the Federation of Saudi Chambers headquarters with the chairman and members of the Saudi-Qatari Business Council. This comes as Saudi Arabia and Qatar are preparing a joint strategy for business in the private sector in the two countries.

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WEKU

What happens if an incarcerated Metro Council candidate wins their election?

Nottingham Post

Nottingham City Council issues apology after cancelling talk over author's views on transgender rights

The council cancelled the planned event in June

Reuters

UN renews human rights mission in Venezuela

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday renewed the mandate of its fact-finding mission in Venezuela, an initiative that Caracas has criticized as an aggressive tool for interfering in domestic matters.

Wales Online

Homeless people moved from Bridgend hotels after breakdown in negotiations

The council is now advising the residents about their new accommodation

Daily Record

Campaigners anger over Falkirk Council's lack of action to improve Bo'ness park

Friends of Kinneil want to see definite plans, including a bid for National Lottery funding

Wales Online

Council spent £1m on agency social workers the year of Logan Mwangi's death

'The Council’s recent dependence on agency workers is very worrying and does not inspire confidence going forward'

Nottingham Post

Man fined £300 for spitting on shop windows in Sutton-in-Ashfield

He received four fixed penalty notices for separate incidents

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