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Media Watch | 46
Media Watch is a weekly round-up of the latest major stories on the local (parish and town) council sector.
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NALC’s chief executive, Jonathan Owen wrote a feature for What’s Brewing (Newspaper of the Campaign for Real Ale) on why local councils can play a vital role in ensuring local pubs survive and thrive (via Camra - feature is on the back page)
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NALC supports for the campaign for local councils to win a right of appeal on planning has gone over 10,000 signatures mark in a petition so forcing the Government to reply (via Local Government Lawyer)
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Story on changes to council tax and precept bills across the England (via BBC)
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NALC’s president Lord Matthew Taylor has been made a Visiting Professor within Plymouth University’s School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (via The Plymouth Daily)
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A curious story about the fight to keep the Soulbury stone in Buckinghamshire (via The Guardian)
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Up to 1,800 planned new homes at Dunsfold Aerodrome would cause major road safety issues on nearby roads, according to a traffic review. The parish council-commissioned report predicts a "severe impact" on capacity, congestion and safety around the site (via BBC)