Nottingham set to become the first UK city to ban balaclavas in public 🏍️🚫 Nottingham is considering becoming the first city in the UK to ban balaclavas in public spaces as part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour, crime and masked youths riding e-bikes through the city centre. The proposal follows growing complaints from residents, businesses and police about people using face coverings to conceal their identities while committing offences. Council leaders say concerns have been fuelled b

BREAKING: After weeks of community resistance, Andover Township in Sussex County voted to remove data centers from the list of permitted uses in its redevelopment plan, effectively canceling a planned data center before its application was filed. THIS is what people power looks like. Hundreds of community voices spoke out at public meetings to fight this project. This data center would have been eligible for the Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) program, with 0% of funding going toward local scho

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Labour is expected to lose control of Birmingham City Council, with support surging for rivals including Reform UK, the Green Party and independents. Labour took control of Birmingham City Council in 2012, but its 14-year hold on the UK’s largest local authority could come to an end when voters head to the polls on 7 May. Since Labour was last elected five years ago, the council has declared bankruptcy, raised council taxes by 24 per cent over three years, and overseen a 16-month long bin strike

May is NYC Small Business Month, but supporting our neighborhood businesses is a year-round commitment. That’s why I met up with Council Member Shanel Thomas-Henry, who has been fighting to make it easier to start, grow and operate in NYC, and we brought in some extra help: Poorna Jagannathan, Asif Ali, and Saagar Shaikh to help spread the word. Whether you’re opening a barbershop, ice cream shop, bodega, or anything in between, NYC Small Business Services (SBS)@ is here to support you. 📞 Call

Harmanpreet Kaur turned it up for India with an attacking half-century 🫡 #T20WorldCup