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Top stories in this issue (1650):

WAVERLEY
The council is using the Community Infrastructure Levy to hit homeowners with bills of up to £235,000 just for building an extension or annexe.

BODMIN
A disabled Eye reader won in court against a discriminatory parking charge – but how many council car parks are complying with the Equality Act 2010?

NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Residents were surprised by work beginning on a massive development out of nowhere, after the council mistakenly consulted residents half a mile away.

LAMBETH
The south London borough has lost a high court challenge over closure of large tracts of Brockwell Park in Herne Hill to host commercial music events.

DURHAM
The county council's new Reform UK leader is a "business leader with a proven track record"… of short-lived directorships and a failed company.

ST HELENS
Not all locals seem delighted at the council's recent appointment of Labour's Seve Gomez-Aspron as mayor, given his "questionable" fashion choices…


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