Dozens of Conservative councils will defy pleas from
ministers and impose council tax rises on their residents in April, research
reveals. Across England almost a third
of councils are planning to increase charges, many to the maximum level allowed
without triggering a local referendum, despite a demand from Conservative
ministers’ that they cut or freeze bills. Many of those councils who say they
can no longer balance the books without increasing charges are Tory controlled
– including local authorities covering the constituencies of David Cameron,
William Hague and Michael Gove. Read more on the Local Government Chronicle
website.
Country diary: The challenge of making a thatched roof pine-marten proof |
Tom Allan
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*Glenisla, Angus:* Damage by squirrels is common; the mustelid less so.
Still, as a local told me, ‘you cannae blame them wanting somewhere to live’
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