Media Watch | 16

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

1. NALC chairman discusses action packed weekend at Halberton May Festival

2. Landmark victory for residents in the battle against building sprawl

3. A victory for neighbourhood planning

4. NALC leads bid for a greater role for parish in the next stages of English devolution

5. Frome town council has the World's 'first solar-powered chains of office'

6. NALC has urged all political parties to consider a new 'parish deal' ahead of its Lobby Day on 30th June 2015 (The MJ, print edtion, 24 April 2015)

7. NALC welcomes the previous Government's measures on streamlining the process to create new parish and town councils (Clerks and Councils Direct, print edition, March 2015)

8. Sevenoaks town council honoured with being named NALC's Council of the Week (Clerks and Councils Direct, print edition, March 2015)