Consultation News

West Somerset residents can now have their say on whether their council should merge with Taunton Deane. A new website was launched on Tuesday (December 13) to provide online consultation on the decision. But only hours after the website went live, local MP Ian Liddell-Grainger, a fierce opponent of the two-council merger, launched a rival […]

A public consultation is underway to encourage communities to help save almost 100 pay phones in Lincolnshire by simply spending £1 on them. BT has said the rise of mobile phones has led to a 90 per cent decline in public pay phone use over the last decade and wants to remove more than 1,000 of

Leicester City Council has set aside a £50,000 fighting fund for the battle to secure children’s heart surgery at Glenfield Hospital. The council is also beaming an appeal to people to support the campaign on to the wall of the Ramada Encore hotel opposite City Hall every evening from 4.30pm until 1am. It is due

Rhion Jones comments: –“If the report in GP online is true, there is an important debate occurring in NE London. NHS Managers seem to be saying that consultation is inappropriate on the STP (despite Ministerial commitments) because the plan’s content falls short of the ‘threshold’ for substantial change that entitles Health Overview & Scrutiny Committees to

Community rejection of the £1 million visitor centre planned for Lochore Meadows Country Park has forced Fife Council to think again. Designs for the new hub have been likened to a prison cell block and there was anger locally at the lack of public consultation. Work was about to begin on demolishing the old centre

Taxi drivers from outside of Kirklees will soon have to pass a geography test. Kirklees is the only borough in West Yorkshire that doesn’t currently ask drivers to pass an exam proving they know where places, landmarks and popular destinations are. As a consequence of the lack of red tape the council had an influx

Plans to deal with the legacy of the Troubles will not be made public unless there is political agreement. The government had indicated it would publish proposals for consultation, but is now indicating that unless it, the DUP and Sinn Féin agree, there is no point. Secretary of State James Brokenshire told the BBC he

Department of Work and Pension bosses used Google to check how much further claimants will have to travel before pushing on with job centre closure plans. The SNP made the claim after a meeting with management over the controversial proposals to shut eight of the 16 job centres in Glasgow. MPs said it raises questions