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Aerial shot of houses.

Find out how much your council tax will go up from April 1

Rubbish piled up on Beach Road in Sparkhill Birmingham

Watch: Rubbish piles up in streets as bin strike enters third week

'Council spent £16m on a bridge to nowhere. It's a dangerous mess'

£16m bridge leads to 'dangerous' deep mud...it looks like a warzone

A car dealer must pay more than £9,000 in fines and costs after a visitor to his premises was seriously injured when he fell down an unprotected drop.

Man falls down 6ft drop and gets 'seriously' injured at car dealership

A road left so badly damaged by a landslip it was closed to cars can't be fixed properly - as it's still moving a YEAR later.

Britain's 'wonkiest road' destroyed by landslip finally set to reopen

Land Rover driver rams workman after ignoring road closure

Land Rover driver rams workman and sends him 'flying into a bush'

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Sandy Town Council welcomes application for solar farm at Lowfield Farm, Sandy

Between January 2023 and June 2024, nearly 5,000 dogs and over 20,000 cats were reported missing.

How to find a missing dog: 6 tips on what to do if your dog gets lost

Sandy Town Council Chamber

Sandy Town Council sets Precept for 2025/2026

Central Bedfordshire Council headquarters.

Council "absolutely committed" to replacing SEND school "unfit for purpose"

Worcester City Council insists the tree in Columbia Drive poses no immediate risk and has issued a protection order for it. Inset: Chris Davis

'Menacing' 100ft tree could crush my home but council won't chop it

Peter and Patricia Clarke outside their home in Grange Park, Swindon, which has been flooded 20 times over the past three years.

Our home has flooded 20 times...it's like Niagara Falls when it rains

Mulberry Close, Biggleswade. Image: Google Maps.

Council 'hopeful' Mulberry Close roadworks will be completed this December

Before-and-after pictures show how a house of horrors which was turned into a makeshift dump has finally been cleared of rubbish after more than a year.

Makeshift tip FINALLY cleared as nightmare neighbour evicted

Invitation to Sandy Christmas Lights Switch-on

Sandy Christmas Lights Switch-on Event on 1st December 2024

Horrified residents are demanding action after their neighbours turned their home into a makeshift TIP with tonnes of rubbish dumped on the driveway.

Nightmare tenant with rubbish dump in front garden gets EVICTED

The aftermath of the blaze at the Bristol Avenue tip

Video shows devastating tip blaze caused by a single e-bike battery

Phil Austin has built a lighthouse in the middle of Salford - 30 miles away from the nearest coast.

I was refused planning permission for a home...so I built a LIGHTHOUSE

Furious resident Douglas Debnam on Whitebarns Lane in the village of Furneaux Phelham in Hertfordshire, is embroiled in Britain's longest running pothole row.

Our council want £100k to fix road with 32 potholes...we're furious!

Horrified residents are demanding action after their neighbours turned their home into a makeshift TIP with tonnes of rubbish dumped on the driveway.

Next door has a rubbish dump in the garden...it's making our kids sick

Betty Calloway (90) from Stirchley, who has issues with an overgrown council hedge that has turned her dream move into a nightmare.

Overgrown hedge is 'swallowing' my garden...I'm fuming

Fireworks. Image supplied by Central Bedfordshire Council.

Crackdown on unsafe and illegal fireworks in Central Bedfordshire

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Help shape future services for people affected by domestic abuse

Retired bank worker, Nick Wisniewski, 66, is the last person living on 'Britain's loneliest street' which is all due to be knocked down - but he's refusing to move.

'I'm not moving!' Council move to evict man on derelict estate

School classroom.

Watch: School absence fines rise details explained

Central Bedford Council has approved a new Sustainability Plan and will work closely with residents and businesses to achieve its new goals.

Central Beds Council tackles climate change with new Sustainability Plan

Cllr Aldis receives his plaque from Mayor Cllr J Hewitt

Sandy Town Council honours Cllr Nigel Aldis for 25 years of service

Video grab of a rat infested alleyway off Franciscan Road in Tooting, south London. October 2 2024.

I passed a swarm of rats on the school run...it was disgusting!

A hedgehog rescued from flood waters at Waterdell in Leighton Buzzard. Image: Midshires Search and Rescue

Council and partners work 'round the clock' to help flood victims

West Sussex landscaper Harry Smith-Haggett, 22, has been filling in Horsham's potholes with flowers dubbed 'pretty potholes'.

'I made my roads pretty!' Pothole flowerbed service goes viral

Sandy Autumn Market 2024

Sandy holds popular autumn market on Sunday, 22nd September 2024

Marshal Craig, one of the last remaining residents on Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow which is almost deserted.

'I'm not moving!' - Man refuses to leave derelict 'Chernobyl' estate

A desperate man claims a council is doing "nothing" after his mould-ridden flat left a relative hospitalised.

Inside our mould-ridden council flat which left a relative in hospital

Muktar Singh, 55

Huge mountain of fly-tipped rubbish attracts 'rats the size of cats'

File photo of a doctor taking a man's blood pressure

Council slammed for "ignoring" plea for improved healthcare facilities

(Photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)

Thousands of households to receive £500 summer holidays payment

Defibrillator Training Resources

Sandy Town Council organises awareness session for new defibrillator

Rent increases are impacting the saving powers of four in 10 private tenants and now a third of these can't afford to put any cash aside as a result.

62% of UK renters put aside £100 or less each month

Lime trees growing either side of High Street in Henley-in-Arden, Warks., had their tops hacked off without notice leaving locals “devastated”.

Residents left furious after council "butchers" trees to save cash

Pictures of Stratton Way Cemetery. Images: David Lincoln.

Council slammed over 'disgraceful' state of cemetery in Biggleswade

Thousands of households to receive direct payments of up to £500

The events start next month

Help your child be a marvellous maker this summer

The view of Shortmead House from Shortmead Lane

Council exploring options after closures of footpath at Shortmead House

1000s of households to get direct payment worth £125 - how to apply

firefighters tackle blaze at Warbreck Hill Road

Watch: Firefighters tackle huge blaze at former DWP office

Ben Newman The Spudman, who has built an online community of two million people on TikTok selling jacket potatoes at his trailer in Tamworth.

Watch: Tiktok's Spudman gets kicked off his patch by local council