Councils telegraph
December 23rd, 2008Councils telegraph
Council snoopers access 900 phone bills - Telegraph
Councils have used laws designed to combat terrorism to access more than 900 people's private phone and email records in the latest example of Britain's growing surveillance state. (more...)
Councils ban 'elitist' and 'discriminatory' Latin phrases
Local authorities have ordered employees to stop using the words and phrases on documents and when communicating with members of the public and to rely on wordier alternatives ... (more...)
county council | Kudzu Telegraph
I was out weeding my wildflower garden this week and, I kid you not, a spaceship landed. It was small and looked a little like an outdoor charcoal grill, all shiny and round. (more...)
Lewisham Council - Telegraph Hill Assembly
Telegraph Hill Local Assembly meet regularly to give local people greater democratic involvement by influencing council decisions about the Telegraph Hill area. (more...)
Councils pay for brothel sex | The Daily Telegraph
SYDNEY councils are paying private detectives thousands of dollars to have sex with prostitutes so they can gather sufficient proof against illegal brothels. (more...)
Council sick days cost £16m - Belfast Telegraph
Council employees across Northern Ireland missed a staggering 130,849 days at work through sick leave last year, costing ratepayers £16.4m. The total for 2007/08 worked out at an average of 13.7 days for every full-time employee. Stress and ... (more...)
Bus services at risk due to cost of free travel for elderly - Daily Telegraph
Councils said they may be forced to remove subsidies for other groups such as students or schoolchildren, or cut support for loss-making routes, because so many over-60s are taking advantage of the bus passes they were given last year. They say the ... (more...)
Complaining councillor suspended - Daily Telegraph
Chris Byrne, 42, complained about colleagues who he accused of fraud, discrimination, and misusing council funds. Since entering local government in July last year, he made an average of seven complaints per month - none of which have been upheld ... (more...)
'Tough' NSW dog laws failed little Ruby-Lea - News.com.au
THE killer dogs responsible for fatally mauling Riverina toddler Ruby-Lea Bourke should have been declared dangerous and locked up under a State Government directive issued to councils more than a year ago. Although bull mastiffs are not officially ... (more...)
Boy Scout councils approve consolidation - Telegraph
In February, the Lewis and Clark Council of the Boy Scouts of America will emerge as the consolidated product of the former area Trails West and Okaw Valley councils. The executive boards of each council decided to go through with the consolidation ... (more...)