Labour Councillors step in after Conservative Council refuses to help threatened project. Labour's Church Street and Queen's Park Councillors have given emergency help to the Young Men's Outreach Project axed by the Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government following the government's decision to axe funding for the Church Street and Queen's Park Neighbourhood Foru...

"Improved local [education] services for children and parents" will be introduced by the government in the next term, according to the Queen's speech.

"Improved local [education] services for children and parents" will be introduced by the government in the next term, according to the Queen's speech.

The Queen's Speech outlined legislation to create more apprenticeships, increase local accountability and give schools greater search powers.

When the Queen addresses both houses of parliament on Tuesday on her coalition government's legislative plans for its first 18 months in office her words will have something for almost everyone - as befits her first ever coalition administration.

Strange: Clegg’s announcement, ironically, came shortly after local government secretary Eric Pickles made clear that, after two years of a council tax freeze in England, he will intervene if authorities approve rises above 3.5% next year. Using new legislation, he will order local referendums to get approval from electors for any increase above this level.

The Electoral Commission has called on Parliament to modify the Localism Bill to delay the proposed start date for local referendums on Council Tax levels, neighbourhood development plans and local authority structures (e.g. elected Mayors) from Spring 2012 to Spring 2013.

Queen's Park Ward Labour Councillors have joined Westminster North MP Karen Buck to welcome the news that a second CCTV camera has been installed on the Mozart Estate at the junction of Dart Street and Dowland Street to tackle the recent increase in crime and anti-social behavior in the area. Queen's Park Councillor Paul Dimoldenberg, Leader of the Labour Group, said: "This second CCTV c...

According to the Indy the Government has denied the Queen an increase on the amount of public money provided for the financing of both her official duties, the so called Civil List, and the maintenance of the different royal palaces. The Queen’s advisers asked for an increase on the existing £7.9 million Civil List or

David Cameron's coalition government will set out its programme for the coming 18 months today, with a Queen's Speech paving the way for hundreds of new academy schools in the state system.