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District and boroughs lodge complaint with monitoring officer of county over alleged "breaches" of publicity rules
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District and county at loggerheads after legal advice leads to rejection of £15m Housing Infrastructure Fund grant for relief road
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District appoints City law firm to £700k contract for legal advice on commercial property acquisitions
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District considers giving chief exec authority to approve investments up to £5m
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District council asked to reconsider how it allocates housing following Ombudsman investigation
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District council calls on government to take urgent action to combat council housing funding shortage
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District council claims “positive picture” for four-day week after publication of independent report into trial
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District council concedes planning permission for large poultry farm should be quashed
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District council defeats challenge to listing of pub as asset of community value
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District council defeats High Court challenge over decision to proceed to neighbourhood planning referendum
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District council defeats judicial review challenge over acceptance of report on neighbourhood plan
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District council defeats second judicial review challenge over multi-storey car park development
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District council defends legal challenge over permission for 205-home scheme on former equestrian site
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District council demands town councillor take down VW Beetle mural that calls for motorists to slow down
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District council extends trial of four-day week after initial success
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District council faces judicial review challenge over approval of 300-home scheme
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District council faces making £1.1m refund after business rates challenge by Amazon
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District council fails in challenge to ruling by planning inspector
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District council fails in Planning Court challenge to finding it failed to comply with duty to cooperate
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District council forced to go to High Court to deal with planning permission errors
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