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Eric Pickles said a council tax freeze will save average households up to £70

Residents to be given right to veto excessive council tax rises

Updated 12:10am Friday 30th July 2010

A REFERENDUM will be triggered if any town hall tries to hike council tax by more than inflation, under government plans to be published today.


Proceeds of crime hearing against former teacher

FACING PRISON: Ian Ashby

Updated 10:50pm Thursday 29th July 2010

INQUIRIES are taking place to see how much money can be recouped from a former teacher caught with a cache of cocaine.

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40,000 pupils in North-East and North Yorkshire excluded from schools

Updated 8:40pm Thursday 29th July 2010

MORE than 40,000 pupils were excluded from schools in the region in the last academic year, according to figures from the Department for Education.

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Regan to quit Tykes after achieving all he could

NEW BEGINNING: Stewart Regan, the new Scottish Football Association chief executive, who is to leave the same position with Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Updated 10:35am Thursday 29th July 2010

YORKSHIRE’S departing chief executive Stewart Regan will leave the club in September a proud man after achieving “all that I wanted to do” at Headingley.

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