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Environmental Permitting: Consultation on Local Authority Fees and Charges Rates (Welsh Government)

Public Technologies 23 Jan 2026
Local authorities in Wales use these schemes to recover the costs of regulating industrial emissions ... We are consulting on updated Local Authority Fees and Charges Schemes made under regulation 66 of ...
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Written Statement: Consultation on Proposed Changes to Local Authority Fees and Charges Schemes under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (23 January 2026) (Welsh Government)

Public Technologies 23 Jan 2026
Today, I am launching a six-week public consultation on proposals to update our Local Authority Fees and Charges Schemes, made under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016.
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Local authorities criticised for failure to collect €32m in derelict-site levies

The Irish Times 23 Jan 2026
Minister for Housing James Browne has sharply criticised local authorities for their failure to collect millions of euro in derelict-site levies ... He said he did “not accept for one second that local authorities do not have the staff to do this.
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Pocan calls on local authorities to protect residents if ICE arrives

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 21 Jan 2026
Mark Pocan said he trusts local law enforcement to handle a heightened presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement should the agency increase its efforts in Wisconsin ... "intimidate local leaders.".
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Okefenokee Heritage to host Book festival and local authors

Image The Blackshear Times 20 Jan 2026
The festival, held in conjunction with Literacy Month, is currently seeking local authors of all ages and genres who would like to have space to sell their books.
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Half of Swiss local authorities communicate via social media

Swissinfo 20 Jan 2026
Authorities in Switzerland are increasingly ... almost half of local authorities use at least one channel ... According to the survey, almost a third of local authorities have a profile on this platform.
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Local author Paula J. Putney releases next book in ‘Frankie’ series

Image The Post-Star 20 Jan 2026
Following the release of her children’s book “Frankie’s Adventures” last June, Queensbury resident Paula J. Putney recently announced the launch of her next children’s book, “Frankie Meets Carlie the Caboose... .
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Local author to tour Temple ISD campuses, share military lifestyle with students

Image TDT News 20 Jan 2026
A former U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter mechanic and crew chief who settled down in Belton is touring Temple Independent School District elementary schools this week for her “Igniting Young Minds” book tour ....
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Local authority low carbon heat grant learnings: 2025 (Welsh Government)

Public Technologies 20 Jan 2026
Local Authority Low Carbon Heat Grant Learnings ... Funding through the Local Authority LCHG has been distributed among 14 Local Authorities, with funding allocated on a financial year basis across three separate rounds.
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Local author examines historical context of biblical rules applied to women

Image The Herald Palladium 17 Jan 2026
ST. JOSEPH — Southwest Michigan author Julee Laurent’s fourth book tackles the sometimes controversial issue of the biblical view of women ... .
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