All news on the topic: Town Council

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Neighbours at war as man reported to council over colour of £350k house
Chris Elston had been ordered to repaint his semi-detached home in Norwich, Norfolk, after a neighbour complained the new look was not "in keeping" with the other houses
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Britain's 'wonkiest Christmas tree' compared to Leaning Tower of Pisa
A wonky Christmas tree in March, Cambridgeshire has triggered a flurry of responses - but not all of them have been positive, with some bemused locals slating the yuletide centrepiece as "embarrassing"
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UK seaside town once compared to Italian coast has been dubbed 'run down hole'
Viking Bay in Kent has left visitors divided, with some praising the family destination, and others annoyed at the overpriced restaurants and excess weed on the beach
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Man wins five month stand-off council over fee for bin damaged by refuse workers
CCTV footage showed binmen returning Tim Spencer's wheelie bin without a lid but Maidstone Borough Council refused to send him a free replacement charging him £25 instead
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Woman in despair and having to sleep on pal's floor after seven-year home wait
Debi Lepley, 32, has been unable to gain a home from South Ribble Borough Council for seven years and she and her mother are unable to afford a private rental
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Tenant wins fight to stay in council home of 70 years - the day before eviction
Ken May has called the Gateshead building home since 1955 but has been locked in a long-running battle with the council over the state of the house and had been facing eviction tomorrow
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All of England's councils with more debt than 'bankrupt' Birmingham - full list
Birmingham Council, which declared itself effectively bankrupt last week over a £650million blackhole, is far from England's least financially stable local authority, a report shows
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Homeowner ordered to repaint shed by council despite no complaints made
Vlad Dascalescu, from Stafford, was ordered by his local council to repaint his shed if wanted to avoid it being knocked down
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Locals slam plan to light up 26ft naked man statue that could 'distract drivers'
The Yoxman statue, which stands in the grounds of Cockfield Hall in Yoxford, Suffolk, has been overlooking the busy A12 since its installation in 2021 and could soon be more visible to motorists at night
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Inside once bustling seaside resort now a ghost town after dozens of shops shut
Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, is now full of charity shops, barber shops, nail and tattoo bars, according to residents, but it was once a popular tourist destination
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Town still can't take down Christmas tree - because pigeon is nesting in it
The tree in Wednesday Market was put up last November in Beverley, to celebrate the festive season and was scheduled for removal after 12th night - but with summer in full swing, the tree remains in place
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'I was fined £25 after binmen damaged my wheelie bin during collection'
Tim Spencer fumed when his bin was returned with a broken lid and Maidstone Borough Council told him he would have to pay £25 to have it replaced
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Vigilante pensioner takes matters into own hands over 'death trap' roundabout
Peter Sharratt, 71, headed out at 4.30am on Sunday to draw road markings near a notorious roundabout on the junction of the A50 and A5033 in Knutsford, Cheshire
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Village uproar over 'death trap' estate being built near cyanide dump
Locals have accused Rugby Borough Council of failing to carry out sufficient soil tests on the former tip site, which they fear could start leaking underground "at any point"
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Man furious as council use little-known law to buy his land to build cycle path
Robert Moore faces losing some of his land for a new cycle path, more than 40 years after his family had to give up some to allow a piece of road and a housing estate to be built
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Council sends 'enforcers' to seize plant pots from residents' gardens on estate
Residents of a estate in London say they have been left frightened after Greenwich Council sent men to remove 'fire risk' potted plants decorating the front of their flats
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Council takes couple's doormat 'because of Grenfell' then charges £20 for return
Inspectors paid a visit to the flat in Brighton, Sussex, and removed the doormat "in line with national fire safety regulations" before they eventually backed down
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Neighbours face being taken to court by council because fences are 'too high'
A number of neighbours in Lliswerry, Newport, have been ordered to rip down their fences as the local council says they are too high to adhere to the local rules in place
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Tanning salon boss ordered to take down 'offensive' picture of woman in a bikini
Jim Cole, of the Malibu Tanning Lounge in Market Harborough, has been ordered to take down the shop window poster after the council found it caused "harm" to the local area