A total of 5,660 cases were recorded last year, up from 2,533 cases in 2020/21, a shocking increase of 123.45%. Just 23.52% of shoplifting cases recorded by North Yorkshire police in 2024/25 resulted in a charge.
With social care costs spiralling, Gideon Amos MP reveals why the current system is failing Somerset - and the radical Lib Dem plan to fix it
A new grant fund in Gloucestershire is already having an impact.
Changes to Bedford’s bus network will leave some neighbourhoods with fewer services or none at all
Read Gideon's latest report on the rules preventing Somerset councillors from building the homes we actually need. From the Monument to the mailbox, see the truth behind the housing "flaw" that’s failing an entire generation
Right now, if a planning application worries you, your ward councillor can call it in to the planning committee. Elected members hear your concerns, weigh them up, and make a decision in public. That's about to change.