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Councils call for greater funding for road repairs amid £14bn backlog and rise in compensation claims
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Councils call for housing policy reform in face of £2.2bn budget gap
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Councils call for much larger fly-tipping fines to act as deterrent, suspended sentences for repeat offenders
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