IMMIGRATION: Why everyone wants to come to live in our city (The Evening Telegraph)
IMMIGRATION: Why everyone wants to come to live in our city (The Evening Telegraph)
THIS week The Evening Telegraph revealed a steep increase in the number of migrant workers travelling to the city to find work. Many of these have come from Eastern European countries in search of a better life for themselves and their families. However, this boost in the city’s population comes at a cost, and Peterborough City Council bosses say the Government has vastly underestimated the …
County council chief executive recovering after op (North-West Evening Mail)
CUMBRIA County Council chief executive Peter Stybelski is recovering after a kidney transplant on Friday. Gareth Cosslett, council spokesman, said: The operation appears to have gone well and Mr Stybelski remains in hospital.
Michael Cross: Our city councils are giving the digital revolution a second life (Guardian Unlimited)
Michael Cross: Of all the bizarre things you’d expect to find in the Second Life virtual world, probably the last is Manchester City Council. But, over the past few weeks, the council’s digital arm has been recreating the birthplace of Oasis, this newspaper and one or two football teams on four new Second Life islands.
County consultation paper on future of postal service (Blyth and Wansbeck Today)
NORTHUMBERLAND County Council has set out a consultation paper to address the government over the future of the post office network. (22/03/2007 13:58:13)
Protest expected at Council House (ITV.com)
Protests are expected at Bristol’s Council House later as councillors decide whether to privatise home care. Workers say the proposal threatens their jobs and will mean a poorer service. Now the city’s Labour MPs have lent their support to the campaign and are urging the cabinet to reject the idea.
Schools to close? Council announces first six up for ‘review’ (Powys County Times)
THE future of six Powys primary schools is hanging in the balance after being placed in the firing line by Powys County Council.
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