Police probe fake Facebook post over Hooters green light in Salford 'It's very concerning that there are people out there who would do something like this' Manchester Evening News · Jun 17, 2022
Council 'working hard' to attract new businesses to Perth after drop in footfall The local authority believes developments such as the £26 million Perth City Hall project will help rejuvenate the area Daily Record · Jun 17, 2022
Perth and Kinross Council is believed to have appointed its youngest ever provost On Wednesday councillors voted for Independent Highland Perthshire councillor Xander McDade (28) to helm the prestigious role Daily Record · May 27, 2022
War of words breaks out over salaries for West Lothian councillors A row broke out after SNP councillors wanted to delay a decision to allow further scrutiny - described as “nonsensical rhetoric” by Labour Daily Record · May 27, 2022
West Lothian row over salaries paid to councillors after bid to delay vote fails SNP councillors had called for a deferred decision on a motion to award committee chairs new salary levels of almost £30,000, but Labour scoffed at "nonsensical rhetoric" pointing to SNP support for national pay scheme earlier this year. Edinburgh Live · May 26, 2022
Six weeks until new Clean Air Zone plan - what happens next and what it means for you The Local Democracy Reporting Service explains how Greater Manchester got to this point – and what comes next Manchester Evening News · May 23, 2022
Dame Sarah Storey wants to stop "lazy habit" at drop-off times as two Leigh schools reduce road dangers for children "I think it is a symptom of what happens to us when we become car dependent" Manchester Evening News · May 20, 2022
Tories launch investigation in Newport over claims members called Lib Dems a 'party of gay men’ The Liberal Democrats have claimed Tory members told Muslim voters that the Lib Dems were a "party of gay men" and not to vote for them Wales Online · May 12, 2022
West Lothian Elections 2022: Tory vote squeezed by STV process despite healthy first round returns Tory candidates across the county saw promising starts in the first preference votes disappear as the voting process worked through. Three lost their seats after five years as the numbers failed to stack up for them. Edinburgh Live · May 9, 2022
West Lothian Election 2022: Postal votes and independents make for nail-biting count More than 30,000 postal votes were requested in West Lothian which saw polling station traffic slow and steady throughout the day across the county Edinburgh Live · May 5, 2022
Newcomer to politics standing as independent candidate for Astley Mosley Common “People are fed up with ‘red or blue’ and just want to have someone who does it for their local area.” Manchester Evening News · Apr 1, 2022
Labour questions allegiance of election candidates in Swansea But two candidates at the centre of the claims have hit back Wales Online · Mar 29, 2022