The Leeman Road Flood Defence Scheme, which involves rebuilding the flood banks which only just held back the 2000 floods, may be put on the back-burner by the Environment Agency. On Thursday (10th April) the Yorkshire Regional Flood Defence Committee
Odd Down Councillors are angry that a decision to close the Odd Down Youth Club on 1 April has lead to the building being vandalised and broken into three times. The Youth club was due to close on 1 April
Plans to improve the look of roundabouts in Bath and North East Somerset through sponsorship deals have been delayed thanks to the Council's legal department say Lib Dem Councillors.
Gordon Brown has moved to quell a backbench revolt over the abolition of the 10p income tax band amid fears it will hit some low-paid families. Mr Brown has assured former Labour whip Greg Pope - who tabled a Commons
The main candidates hang their policies round a vision of London as a financial centre but this approach has been a disaster for most Londoners, including those who have seen their communities sold off and their families priced out of
It is all too easy for politicians who earn way above the national average to inflict these tax hikes on ordinary people, which is why Lindsey German has pledged to only take an average London wage and is challenging the
Not able to suppress the protests, the Mubarak security forces used rubber-bullets, tear-gas, and live ammunition against the Mahallah people's protest on the streets of the city, leaving at least two dead, hundreds injured and around 800 arrested.
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Housing would be among Lindsey German's priorities as mayor - but she would be no friend to developers looking to make a quick profit, days the BBC. Read the full interview with Lindsey German on BBC News 24 here.
Supporters of Pershore Care Centre marched from Station Road into the town on Saturday, cheered by residents and visitors en route supporting the campaign to keep the town's Care Centre open.
The Liberal Democrats have a record to be proud of in local government, said Nick Clegg. He was speaking at the launch of party's campaign for council elections in England and Wales. The Lib Dems are defending about 700 seats
Liberal Democrat analysis of official figures has revealed that up to 60,000 families are at a high risk of repossession - double the number who had their homes repossessed last year. This is based on figures showing that almost 60,000
Liberal Democrat deputy leader Vince Cable has attacked "ridiculous" Commons procedures after he was banned from asking a question about the Queen. Mr Cable mentioned the Monarch in a question on the economy to Harriet Harman, who was standing in