TOWER HAMLETS
Local mayor Lutfur Rahman apparently did nothing about the allegation that one of his party councillors had sought a bribe in exchange for a club licence.
SCOTTISH BORDERS
The council has awarded a contract for "consultancy" work valued at £10m over six years to a global outfit for whom a senior council figure used to work.
SOUTH TYNESIDE
A former council leader used council credit cards for personal use, racking up a debt of more than £18,000, according to an investigation.
MIDDLESBROUGH
The cash-strapped council appears to be off the hook over its rash purchase of a derelict pub for £750,000, thanks to Michael Gove.
ORKNEY
Council members decided to overturn decades of tradition last week in a vote on whether they should sit or stand when speaking in the council chamber.
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