The DUP’s Gregory Campbell is being realistic as to just how many doors he and his team will get to in East Londonderry. Taking to Facebook, Mr Campbell wrote: “Royal Mail claims there are 59,000 households in East Londonderry (has to be an investigation into that afterwards!). “We definitely won’t …
Read More »Closure of all county council Chesterfield offices is ‘idiotic, shoddy and disrespectful’ say opposition
A move to close all county council offices in Chesterfield and transfer 500 staff has been criticised as “idiotic, shoddy and disrespectful”. This week the Local Democracy Reporting Service exclusively detailed Derbyshire County Council ’s plans to close all 10 of its Chesterfield area offices, including one apiece in Clay …
Read More »Date set for Burrator election for West Devon Borough Council
Voters in Burrator will go to the polls in June in a delayed election for West Devon Borough Council. The poll for the ward was originally due to take place on May 4 along with the elections for the Borough’s other wards, but was postponed following the sad death of …
Read More »Edinburgh woman slams Royal Mail after van on pavement blocks her way home
An Edinburgh councillor has condemned the scourge of pavement parking that is making travelling around the capital difficult for those with disabilities. At around 9.00pm on Saturday July 9, wheelchair user Kayleigh O’Neill, a Green councillor for the Forth Ward, was travelling home after visiting family near Redhall Crescent. However, …
Read More »Top Bristol nightclub Motion calls for support after receiving noise complaints
A top Bristol nightclub has taken to social media to call for support after receiving complaints about noise. Motion in St Philips posted on Instagram that the long-running club has had an increase in accusations about noise in recent months. The club’s owners claim many of the protestations have come …
Read More »Political leafleting row erupts after Green Party councillors escaped fines for going door to door
Green Party Councillor Chris Rigby, who delivered the leaflets with Councillor Simon Bull, said they would follow police advice. The pair were also criticised by local Tory councillors for “putting residents at risk”. It comes as Sir Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, defended his party for continuing to carry …
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