Leeds stadium loan plea rejected (BBC News)
Leeds stadium loan plea rejected (BBC News)
A plea by Leeds United to get the city council to help it buy back its Elland Road stadium has been turned down.
Council switches on to road signs (BBC News)
Lincolnshire County Council is to test electronic road signs to see if they get motorists to slow down.
New York City Council bans metal bats (Sharewatch)
The measure was not certain to become law, though, because Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he was not sure whether he would veto or sign it. The bill’s sponsors say that non-wood bats make faster and harder hits and that this can be dangerous for young players in the path of the balls.
Job vacancy: Buckinghamshire County Council - Web Development Officer (PublicTechnology.net)
An exciting role has arisen within the Children and Young People’s Services portfolio to manage and develop SchoolsWeb and the Children and Young People’s Trust websites, and to contribute to the Buckinghamshire County Council website in respect of the work of the Children and Young People’s Services portfolio.
One in seven of city’s homeless has been sleeping on street (The Scotsman)
ONE in seven people applying to the city council for accommodation has been sleeping rough, according to new figures out today.
Council approves academy proposal (BBC News)
Plans to create an academy on the site of a struggling Carlisle school are approved by the county council.
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