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Council Tax is a local taxation system used in England, Scotland and Wales. It is a tax on domestic property, which was introduced in 1993 by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, replacing the short-lived Community Charge (also known as "poll tax"), which in turn replaced the domestic rates.
In March 2018, following suspension of the County Council arising from its becoming insolvent, due to financial and cultural mismanagement by the cabinet and officers, the then Secretary of State for Local Government, Sajid Javid, sent commissioner Max Caller into the council, who recommended the county council and all district and borough councils in the county be abolished, and replaced by ...
As a market town, Wellingborough has major high street chains mainly located in the town centre. The only shopping centre, Swansgate, [51] previously known as the Arndale Centre, was built in the 1970s. Since 2009 the Borough Council has been looking at rebuilding the centre [52] and major stores want bigger floor-spaces. [53]
The UK government gives Birmingham City Council the go-ahead to increase its Council Tax by 10% from April. [ 68 ] 8 February – Analysis carried out by BBC News indicates 2023 was the worst year on record for cancer waiting times in England, with almost 100,000 people not starting treatment within 62 days of a diagnosis.
The Borough Council of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, UK was elected every four years. After the last boundary changes in 1999, thirty-six councillors were elected from 16 wards . [ 1 ] The council was abolished in 2021, with the area becoming part of North Northamptonshire .
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Hemmingwell is a medium sized, densely populated council estate in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England. The area had a population of 8,272 at the 2011 census. [1] The estate is often known as 'Wellingborough's toughest estate'. [2]
Wellingborough and Rushden is a constituency in Northamptonshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The seat is currently held by Labour MP Gen Kitchen , after the recall of MP Peter Bone in December 2023 which resulted in a by-election in February 2024.