Media Watch | 9

Media Watch is a weekly round-up of the latest major stories about the local (parish and town) council sector.

1. Shrewsbury Town Council thanks 'hero workers' who rescued baby girl

2. Pickles intervenes to halt housing approval in neighbourhood plan area

3. £6 million new funding to give communities even greater local control

4. Cash boost for Community Rights programme

5. DCLG awards neighbourhood planning support contract

6. The boost to the Community Rights programme will give even more people greater control

7. What is it really like on a parish council?What is it really like on a parish council?