Government to scrap outmoded byelaws
Fish frying will become legal in Gloucester and people will be allowed to beat carpets in Blackpool under government plans announced Tuesday to let local councils scrap outdated byelaws.
Lord McIntosh of Haringey obituary
Ousted Labour leader on the Greater London council who served in the Lords for nearly 30 years Andrew McIntosh, who has died aged 77, was the leader of the Labour group on the former Greater London council (GLC) from 1980 to 1981, but his career in politics lasted from 1963 until his death. He was a left-leaning north London intellectual, embodying decency and public service. That he was a ...
Government to scrap outmoded byelaws
Fish frying will become legal in Gloucester and people will be allowed to beat carpets in Blackpool under government plans announced Tuesday to let local councils scrap outdated byelaws.
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Cash offer for councils building traveller sites
Ministers are to offer cash incentives to councils that build official sites for travellers in an attempt to persuade communities to allow travellers set up home on their doorsteps.
Signs and bollards damaging English streets' character says Eric Pickles
Cabinet members call for crackdown on 'bossy bollards' and say advertising hoardings are a waste of money The government is conducting a review into the use of signs, bollards and advertising hoardings in Britain, claiming they are a waste of money. Senior cabinet members are worried streets are "losing their English character" as councils mount traffic signs and hoardings, squandering taxpayers ...
