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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Police, fire and crime commissioner Danielle Stone has been lambasted over her leadership of the scandal-hit force she was elected to improve and scrutinise.

WYRE FOREST
A Lib Dem councillor who is infamous for playing solitaire on her iPad during meetings has won a "Lifetime Legend" award at the local government awards.

BRISTOL
Council bosses planned to fly a traumatised domestic violence victim back to Sweden instead of housing her, even though she has the right to live here.

LAMBETH
A tenant-run body managing 1,000 homes – many in disrepair – splashed out on jollies, ending in a spat with the council and referral to the FCA.

LONDON
Peter Bingle's lobbying firm Terrapin Group has signed up three new "advisers" from key London Assembly Labour and Reform circles.

DOVER
Restrictive new district council event policies forced one neighbourhood to scrap its festive carols knees-up because "costs have spiralled" as a result.


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