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REFORM ROUND-UP
After Nigel Farage claimed Reform UK would have ditched ex-neo-Nazi Joshua Bonehill-Paine “in 30 seconds”, the Eye looks at Reform’s own iffy councillors.

FEAR IN LOTHIAN
Labour-led East Lothian council’s parking charges have left businesses anxious about lost trade and residents complaining of incomprehensible signage.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Local Tories launched their 2025 manifesto at the British HQ of Bosch. Now the Tory-run council cabinet has approved £2m for Bosch to revamp the site.

LEEDS
The Eye understands that the Greens are taking an imaginative approach to councillors’ allowances that will raise the eyebrows of local taxpayers.

WILTSHIRE
Lib Dem leader Cllr Ian Thorn has narrowly swerved prickly debates over his business interests and a conflict of interests row.

CORNWALL
The council is still propping up its troubled housing firm despite a catalogue of hiccups since its 2019 launch.

BRISTOL
Bin blunders in the Green-led city are the result of staff shortages, changes to collection times and more refuse during summer events and holiday season.


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