Some 1,641 council seats are up for grabs this week as local elections are held across 23 local authorities on Thursday. It will be the first major electoral test for the UK’s political parties since last July’s general election, with Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour struggling to stay ahead of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, according to…
A single mother has spoken about her struggles to secure vital funds from the local council so she can get the support she needed to raise her deafblind son. Carla Golledge’s 12-year-old son Cameron has Norrie’s disease, a rare genetic disorder that primarily affects the eyes. Cameron also has autism and developmental difficulties, which means…
A retired joiner is refusing to tear down his £50,000 extension after the local council said the colour “harms” the area. Andrew Jolly, 64, spent thousands building the structure after he and his wife Alison downsized and moved in to a bungalow in Wigan, Greater Manchester. He wanted to start work as soon as he…