UK Councillors survive Baby P calls

Counselors in charge of Haringey Council have held on to their jobs after overcoming a vote of no confidence following the case of "Baby P" which scandalized the UK. The council has decided to wait for the recomendations of the review of childrens services."Two councillors...

Clerk swears affadavit on missing documents related to $100 million Olympic loan

"One of the city clerks who works with the councillors has sworn an affidavit saying that the missing documents relating the the $100-million Olympic loan turned up in B.C. Lee’s office at a different time than he has said. Cecelia Lee says B.C. Lee called her into his...

Sex-claim councillors step down

Two Black Country Conservative councillors have resigned after allegations about their sex lives were printed in a Sunday tabloid newspaper. David Bourne was cabinet member for children and young people and his...

Vancouver, Say farewell to the Green Zone

On the face of it this just seems like a very, very dumb idea.  Don't these people read the papers (or even trade mags for Christ's sake)?  Even Hellman's has figured out that food security is one of the fastest growing concerns people have.  I thought BC was...

Kent Council bans 'anti-teen' gadget

" Council bans 'anti-teen' gadget   Kent County Council in south east England has become one of the first in the UK to ban mosquito gadgets from its buildings. The devices...

Vancouver considers plastic baglessness

A bag brouhaha? Vancouver city councillors are debating whether to ban plastic bags at grocery stores.  Check out a related article here."San Francisco has just eliminated plastic bags from its grocery stores...

Fight is on for nuclear plant

"Fight is on for nuclear plant Alberta towns under pressure to move quickly Hanneke Brooymans, Edmonton Journal Published: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 Two northern Alberta mayors admit they're under pressure to quickly secure a proposed nuclear power plant for their communities....

Welcome to Smoke-on-Trent

"Smokers are lighting up in Stoke-on-Trent despite the ban because of a bureaucratic blunder. Officials are powerless to stop smokers, who are now flocking to the city's 400 pubs and bars, after council workers failed to get enforcement powers in time for the July 1 ban. The...

New Site For Immigration Centre

"5 February 2007 The former RAF Base at Coltishall, near Norwich, is being transferred to the Home Office as part of efforts to expand detention capacity. Today’s announcement follows discussions, which began last year, with local MPs and councillors about the proposed...

What about us?

"TOWNS around the county have hit out after being short-changed in a £200,000 scheme to improve their communities. In July a pilot project saw 10 Kettering councillors given £100,000 to identify ways to improve life in their wards, but they have only spent a third of the...

Another Day, Another Town, More Mi££ions

"Civic leaders in south Norfolk are limbering up for a fight this year to stop one of the UK's biggest multinationals from taking another huge chunk of a leading market town. Over the last few years councillors in Diss have become increasingly worried by the growth of Tesco -...

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