SOMERSET
A damning pair of recent audit reports shed light on how the authority has found itself so close to bankruptcy and reliant on a government bailout.

WARRINGTON
The council is at war with residents fighting its plans to close a neighbourhood centre housing a GP surgery, library, gym, pool and community groups.

ENFIELD
A Labour councillor has been operating a house in multiple occupation without planning permission while heading the committee dealing with such approvals.

GOSPORT
The Lib Dem council leader is being forced to fix the latest accounting bungle over his music festival company (weekend tickets this summer: £400).

CHESHIRE EAST
The council claims a hold-up in government cash caused a road bypass scheme's costs to climb from £98m to £107.7m.

LINCOLNSHIRE
Reform's cost-cutting mantra does not extend to its chief executives' pay, according to recently published figures for Greater Lincolnshire.


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