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Councils Set 2026/27 Budgets With Tax Hikes, Most at 4.99% as Trafford Goes to 7.49%

Many authorities say rising care costs and inflation are forcing tax rises to balance budgets.

Bolton Council Officer Jailed for £893,296 Fraud Targeting Vulnerable Clients

Bolton Council Officer Jailed for £893,926 Fraud Against Vulnerable Clients

Human Remains Confirmed at Echuca’s Victoria Park as Police Secure Crime Scene

Worcestershire’s David Taylor Quits Reform UK Over 10% Tax Plan, Rebuts Party Criticism

Former Council Director Granted Bail After Charges Over Alleged $1.3 Million Invoice Fraud

Councils Split on Delaying May 2026 Local Elections as Minister Demands Clarity

Backpacker Christmas Shifts to Coogee as Crews Clear 20 Tonnes of Rubbish

Two Hospitalized After Toboggan Crash at Pembrey Country Park

Reform Councils Confront Funding Crises as Kent Reports 'Critical' £46.5m Overspend

Defence Secretary John Healey Pays Full Council Tax After Westminster Error

Noosa Council Discloses $1.9 Million Loss in Alleged AI-Driven Fraud

Shoalhaven Council Names Ex-NSW Minister Andrew Constance as CEO

Llandudno Bin Lorry Collision: Daphne Stallard, 89, Named as Victim

Council Borrowing Climbs to £122bn as New Data Exposes Sharp Local Strains

Widow Demands Accountability After Husband’s Body Lay Undiscovered in City Chambers for Six Days

Richard Shaw Charged in Bolton Council £900,000 Fraud Investigation

Council Set for July 17 Vote as Empty County Hall Costs £5,300 Daily

Westminster Anti-Fraud Service Recovers Over £1 Million Through Salary Claims and Property Seizures

Channel 4 Reexamines Unsolved 1993 Killing of Lambeth Council Whistleblower