The outgoing leader of Sunderland City Council has hailed the transformation of the city as he leaves his role. Councillor Graeme Miller leaves the top job after six years in office. As reported in the Echo, Sunderland’s Labour Group has appointed Councillor Michael Mordey as its new leader, and Councillor Kelly Chequer as deputy leader. With Labour holding the most number of seats on the council, the move means they are now set to take on the council leader and council deputy leader roles. A...
From September 2024, budding musicians across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull will benefit from access to a new regional music hub.
One of Aberdeen’s oldest civil servants has quit. But it’s not a person, it’s the elevator at Aberdeen City Hall.
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) - The Elmira City Council declined to make any public comments Thursday morning after holding a closed-door meeting on a "personnel matter involving employee performance." In a special meeting in the City Hall law library, the council voted unanimously to go into a private executive session. New York State Law allows for []
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) - The Elmira City Council is scheduled to hold a special meeting this Thursday at 10:45 a.m. at City Hall. A press release sent by the City Clerk on April 25th said the purpose of the meeting was to move into an "executive session" that is closed to the public. The press []
Following a huge day for Sheffield Labour at the local election, the council leader says people have backed their “positive and ambitious” plan for the city. Sheffield Labour have gained six seats and lost one (with holding the other seats they already had) in this set of local elections making them the clear winners of the day. Cllr Tom Hunt, the leader of Sheffield City Council, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): “I’m really pleased by today’s results. The Labour Party has made...
The former Militant Labour MP Dave Nellist will be speaking at the Central United Reformed Church, Norfolk Street, Sheffield city centre tonight (May 1) at 7pm. Dave Nellist was a member of Militant and a left-wing Labour MP from 1983 to 1992. He refused to pay his poll tax and was expelled from the Labour Party for being in Militant. He was then elected as a Socialist Party councillor in Coventry for 13 years and now sits as the national chair of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, who...
Five members of San Antonio City Council held a hastily organized press conference Thursday calling for a discussion of whether to remove City Attorney Andy Segovia for giving what they called conflicting and inaccurate legal advice. The coalition made up of District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, District 5's Teri Castillo, District 6's Melissa Cabello Havrda, District 7's Marina Alderete Gavito and District 10 Marc Whyte, alleges that Segovia isn't fit for the job and is bogging...
The Amarillo City Council is set to host a work session on Thursday morning to discuss and review the city charter, which grants and limits the powers, duties and responsibilities of local government.
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The Utrecht city council has agreed to apply paid parking throughout the city. This will happen neighborhood by neighborhood and will take 12 years. Before this, it was only in busy areas where you had to pay for parking. Now, there is a plan to have the whole city paid for parking starting in 2034. alderperson of mobility Lot van Hooijdonk called it “A milestone” while she is also aware of the unpopularity of the decision. However, it is essential for the city to prevent “tens of thousands of...
Edinburgh Council is exploring options to keep the Royal Mile’s tourist information open after its closure was announced by VisitScotland. The organisation plans to shut its 25 ‘iCentres’ across the country due to “significant” changes in the tourism landscape. The Edinburgh branch, located at 249 High Street adjacent to the City Chambers, operates within a leased space provided by the council and shares facilities with its customer hub. It’s winding-up is part of a phased two-year closure...