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29 Jul 2026
National News
Angus MacDonald
Remote Scotland: Spiralling Towards Unviability?
New report warns Highland “cost of living premium” must shape any new devolution deal
29 Jul 2026
Monica Harding MP
Letter from Monica Harding MP to Emma Hardy on enforcement along the River Thames
I have written to The Rt. Hon Emma Hardy MP regarding support for enforcement along the River Thames.
29 Jul 2026
Greenbelt
Letter from Monica Harding to The Rt. Hon Angela Rayner MP on the NPPF
Dear Secretary of State, I am writing to register serious concerns about changes to the National Planning Policy Framework and its impact on my constituency of Esher and Walton.
29 Jul 2026
A First In Kent: Folkestone and Hythe Gain Top Rating For Council Housing Standards
Folkestone and Hythe have been awarded the Regulator of Social Housing's highest consumer standards rating, C1, for its Council Housing service. It is the first council in Kent, and one of just 13% of councils nationwide, to hold the top grade.
29 Jul 2026
Ealing
Ksenia Maximova: My start as an Walpole ward councillor
Walpole Liberal Democrat Councillor Ksenia Maximova reflects on her first months on Ealing Council and shares some of the issues residents have brought to her and explains why she believes every case should be investigated first-hand.
29 Jul 2026