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More than 2,000 schoolchildren were treated to an upland educational experience during this year’s Let’s Learn Moor events. Talks and interactive presentations were provided by those who live and work in the uplands including gamekeepers, farmers, conservationists, local organisations and the emergency services. Now in its fifth year the project continues to offer local schools… Read more »
More and more couples having humanist weddings in England and Wales are expressing their frustration at the growing waiting times before they can also have a civil marriage and so be married in the eyes of the law. The backlogs in many parts of the country are a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the… Read more »
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Only the most persistent parking offenders should have their wheels clamped, local authorities have been warned in a new overhaul of the parking system. Draft guidelines from the Department of Transport state clearly that councils should not use parking enforcement as a way of making money, but simply to ease congestion and keep their local… Read more »
Whitehall’s control over local government has denied local choice, eroded local democracy and wasted public money, a new report warns today. The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for central government to let go of its hold over councils in England and allow them to raise funds for local priorities in what it describes as… Read more »
