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How councils will fill the winter fuel payment gap

Many authorities are providing funds to pensioners who do not qualify for the winter fuel payment.

The outside of the Hartlepool Borough Council building

Christmas lights could fall victim to budget cuts

Cuts to fireworks, car park offers and festive trees in Seaton Carew are all up for consideration.

Leah Harrison, looking directly into the camera. She has long brown hair and pictured is wearing a silver tiara and purple dress.

Schoolgirl's mudslide death investigation closed

Safety investigators conclude no further action will be taken over the 10-year-old's death.

Jonathan Brash MP. He has ginger hair which is closely cut and neat as well as a ginger beard and goatee. He is wearing a pair of black glasses.

Child social care 'slowly bankrupting' council

Private firms are charging £624,000 per year to look after children in the care system, an MP says.

An aerial view of the tree decorated with blue lights at night and there are no people in the street. It is behind a church with clock and near a road. The snap is from 2023.

Campaign to move town's 'hidden' Christmas tree

A petition to relocate the town's Christmas tree to the town centre gets more than 750 signatures.

Photo of half-eaten fish and chips on a blue and white table cloth

Takeaway ban linked to drop in child obesity rate

Researchers say their findings suggest the council's move may have cut health inequalities.

Massive orange blaze above a building and fire brigade spraying water at it. A red car and a white car are on the road next to it.

Residents evacuated after cinema fire return home

About 24 nearby residents return to their homes after the fire at a disused cinema.

Councils 'sleepwalking into crisis' over schools

Authorities are being urged to discuss falling pupil numbers as a regional issue.

Massive orange blaze above a building and fire brigade spraying water at it. A red car and a white car are on the road next to it.

Disused cinema gutted by fire to be demolished

The Grade II listed building is beyond repair and is to be knocked down.