In the first Covid-19 lockdown, Selaine Saxby noticed how empty her village had become. “I live on a close of 30 homes of which only…
View More How council taxes and the budget are pushing owners to de-list second homes in England and WalesTag: Local government
Ulez helped London cut road pollution faster than rest of UK, report says
Sadiq Khan has hailed what he said was remarkable progress in improving London’s air quality under his tenure as mayor, after a study showed roadside…
View More Ulez helped London cut road pollution faster than rest of UK, report saysBudget 2024: Jeremy Hunt announces 2p cut in national insurance
Jeremy Hunt has announced a 2p national insurance cut in his budget as a pre-election gambit to revive flatlining opinion poll ratings and reboot Britain’s…
View More Budget 2024: Jeremy Hunt announces 2p cut in national insuranceEnglish councils have issued just three fines under tighter wood burner rules
There has been just one prosecution and three fines handed out for people using banned wood-burning stoves in England, data has revealed. Despite more than…
View More English councils have issued just three fines under tighter wood burner rulesGreen spaces in poorer parts of England more likely to be built on, study finds
Green spaces in poorer parts of England are less likely to be protected against being bulldozed and developed than those in more affluent areas, according…
View More Green spaces in poorer parts of England more likely to be built on, study findsWaiting list for allotments in England almost doubles in 12 years
There are few things so quintessentially English as the allotment, but the number of people waiting for a space of their own has almost doubled…
View More Waiting list for allotments in England almost doubles in 12 years‘Morale is very low’: evicted tenant’s three months and counting in a London Travelodge
A hotel getaway should be a time to escape the stresses of everyday life – but for Nicole Bent, life in a hotel has become…
View More ‘Morale is very low’: evicted tenant’s three months and counting in a London TravelodgeGreens win majority control of council for first time in UK
The Greens have won majority control of a council for the first time in the UK amid a triumphant set of local election results, with…
View More Greens win majority control of council for first time in UK‘Huge blow to families’ as local playground in Wales is torn down
The developer Balfour Beatty and Denbighshire council have been accused of ignoring the needs of children by ripping out a playground in the deprived Welsh…
View More ‘Huge blow to families’ as local playground in Wales is torn downWill they fight them on the beaches? Anger as Cleethorpes hits detectorists with £100 fines
The vast sands of Cleethorpes beach can stretch into the horizon at low tide, revealing all kinds of interesting things previously hidden by the sea.…
View More Will they fight them on the beaches? Anger as Cleethorpes hits detectorists with £100 fines