Somerset Council and its waste collections contractor SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK are urging people not to put gas canisters in their kerbside recycling after a serious fire was narrowly avoided at ...

Unite has also voted to ‘re-examine its relationship with Labour’, in a sign of a growing divide between the union and the party.

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has announced a ‘comprehensive review’ of local government aimed at slashing red tape and reforming funding.

The tool, a collaboration between Dorset Council and tech firm Streetwave, has been made possible by equipment installed in the council's 32 food waste collection trucks. The equipment records ...

An area's best mobile phone coverage providers have been found in a street-by-street survey by bin lorries. Dorset Council is the latest authority to use devices on waste vehicles to check signal ...

Tory councillors criticised over leaflet ‘misrepresenting’ council tax claims ...

One ex-officio council member, the minutes revealed, has been unable to take charge of their allotted residence even months after the council’s reconstitution in November 2024 due to the non ...

A decision on proposals to extract 11.5 million tonnes of sand and gravel near a Dorset village has been deferred. The quarry plans for two adjacent sites at Hurst Farm and Station Road, near ...

Council Tax collection rates have held up in West Lothian despite the hefty increase imposed in this year’s budget. Councillors agreed an 8.95% rise in February, the largest rise in years after a ...

Dorset Council approves 2024-2029 economic strategy to boost jobs, attract investment, support innovation and drive growth in Weymouth, Portland, and across Dorset.