Dog walkers and personal trainers will be charged to use Bristol’s parks – and public will have no say
Personal trainers holding exercise classes could be forced to pay for a licence next yearBusinesses using parks would…
Government considering increasing personal allowance for pensioners
The Chancellor will announce any changes to the tax system at the Autumn BudgetChancellor Rachel Reeves (Image: PA)…
Sofa and household waste dump lands Frenchay fly-tipper with £1,000 fine
He claimed to have paid someone to take it awayThe fly-tipped waste A Bristol fly-tipper has been fined…
UK council breaks silence on spending £71k on free bus passes for asylum seekers | UK | News
A UK council has defended spending £71,000 on free bus passes for asylum seekers, insisting the scheme will…
By-law banning cyclists in Devon to be overturned
Concerns over conflict between walkers and cyclists dismissed as “doom-mongering”The route of the new cycleway through Victoria Park,…
‘No reason’ new Devon cycle track should ’cause problems’
Some say it should be somewhere elseThe Torbay Velopark pump track(Image: Torbay Velopark) Cyclists in Kingsbridge will soon…
Birmingham bins boss quizzed over city’s ‘appalling’ recycling rates
Today marks six months since Birmingham’s bins strike went all-out – and recycling collections remain suspendedCllr Majid Mahmood,…
State pensioners told to apply for ‘new’ DWP benefit or lose pension cash
Former Liberal Democrats pensions minister Sir Steve Webb is trying to raise awareness of ‘new style ESA’.State pensioners…
Fury as work-shy council announces permanent four-day work week | Politics | News
A LibDem-run council has announced plans to make a trial four-day work week permanent, sparking fury from critics.…