Newcastle's trees policy
City Council staff exercising their Facebook skills with this minifilm
28 Jun 2016
National News
Mayor Dave's Message: 'This Community Belongs to all of its Residents Equally'
Following the EU referendum, Mayor Dave Hodgson has issued a clear message of unity to Europeans and all residents living in Bedford Borough that 'this community belongs to all of its residents equally'.
28 Jun 2016
The Guardian view on post-Brexit politics: the price of neglecting parliament
The British constitution was traditionally summarised in a single sentence: "The crown in parliament is law", which is to say that things passed by the Commons and the Lords and then signed by the monarch would come to pass. Like every one-liner, it was an over-simplification, blurring over the role of international treaties and the role of the courts among other things, but - at this time of tumult - it is useful to recall the most fundamental of our ground rules. Britain is a parliamentary democracy, and though we do not love our MPs, the law of the land, the taxes we pay and the hands that hold the levers of power are all inescapably questions for them. The chaos cascading through both the UK's main parties just now is because they have, in different ways, forgotten this basic truth. The referendum came about because David Cameron could see no other way to manage an irreconcilable minority of Europhobes among his ranks. But in taking such a weighty decision away from parliament, and then producing an answe
28 Jun 2016
Shepway Community Chest Grants 2016
The Shepway Community Chest scheme is now open and the deadline for completed applications is 5pm on Monday 1 August 2016.
28 Jun 2016
Granville Parade / Castle Road Parking Update
The news is... there is no news.
28 Jun 2016
Only Parliament Can "Pull the Trigger" on Article 50
The Treaty of Lisbon governs the process for a member state to leave the EU. ...
28 Jun 2016