Rochdale council promotes town with pictures of city 15 miles away (Times Online)
Rochdale council promotes town with pictures of city 15 miles away (Times Online)
ROCHDALE The Rochdale Development Agency has admitted that it has been promoting the town using photographs of Manchester city centre, 15 miles (24km) away, because it wanted to reflect the aspirations of Rochdale s citizens .
5,000 county sculpture criticised (Harborough Mail)
A SCULPTURE made of scrap metal which cost nearly 5,000 of taxpayers’ money has been placed outside the members’ area at County Hall. (09/08/2007)
Council co-sponsorship of academies favoured (Yorkshire Post Today)
A council is looking to keep its influence in at least three city secondary schools which have been controversially earmarked as academies. (14/08/2007 09:42:13)
Police appeal against council’s firearms decision (Denbighshire Free Press)
NORTH Wales Police is planning to appeal against a Denbighshire County Council decision to refuse planning permission to extend the operating hours of its firearms complex.
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