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HERTFORDSHIRE
The shenanigans at Hertfordshire's Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner suggest the government's planned PCC cull is overdue.

READING
The debt-ridden council is locked in court battles over broken housing promises and a decision to turf out 94 families from its accommodation.

ABERDEEN
The city council is flexing its muscles over a tiny, illuminated shop sign while blindly nodding through much larger misjudgements.

BEDFORD
An agreed budget and bailout for the council is good news for government inspector Paul Najsarek, arriving to probe into Bedford's financial morass.

CANTERBURY
A controversy has resurfaced for debate, with a former city councillor's development plans for her £1.925m estate coming to two forthcoming meetings.

DURHAM
A life-sized Nigel Farage cutout has pride of place in Durham County Hall, positioned in Reform UK's cabinet room window, facing outwards.

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