Councils

Aktivisten kritisieren, dass Schutzanordnungen für öffentliche Räume auch dazu genutzt werden, eine Vielzahl alltäglicher Aktivitäten zu kriminalisieren • Jeder fünfte Gemeinderat hat das Fluchen unter neuen „Besserwisser-Anordnungen“ verboten, im Vergleich zu jedem zwanzigsten Rat im Jahr 2022. • Ein neuer Bericht der Campaign for Freedom in Everyday Life hat ergeben, dass Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) – ursprünglich gedacht, um schweres antisoziales Verhalten zu bekämpfen – von Räten in England und Wales genutzt werden, um eine breite Palette alltäglicher Aktivitäten zu kriminalisieren, darunter das Stehen in Gruppen, Schreien und das Aufheben von Steinen. Weiterlesen...

Datacentres ‘directly competing’ with possible residential builds near public transport, one council tells NSW inquiry, amid growing concernsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDatacentre developments are crowding out opportunities for housing and job-rich industries across Sydney, a New South Wales inquiry has heard, with one local council reporting a rise in blackouts linked to the industry’s expansion.Several Sydney councils, all facing an influx of datacentre developments, have raised concerns about the health, environmental and amenity impacts on their local communities in submissions to the state’s datacentre inquiry. Continue reading...

As the war in Iran continues, ministers debate several options for extending support to households Middle East crisis – live updatesFamilies hardest hit by the looming energy crisis caused by the conflict in the Middle East could be given funds dispensed by local councils, under plans being considered by UK ministers keen to keep a lid on costs.As concerns increase about the impact of rising fuel and energy costs in response to a drawn-out war in Iran, a government official said several options for extending support were being debated inside Whitehall. Continue reading...