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Warning about Preston council tax fraud email scam

Taxpayers in Preston are being warned about scam emails as the time comes for council tax bills to land on doormats across the city. Preston City Council says it has […]

7 years ago
Opinion: Here’s why council tax is going up AGAIN in Preston

Part of Preston Town Hall Pic: Tony Worrall Part of Preston Town Hall Pic: Tony Worrall It’s that time again. For (at least) the sixth year in a row, council tax is going up and services are going […]

7 years ago
Cost of dying and council tax to rise in Preston

Preston Cemetery is to see fees rise across the board by an inflation-busting 11% Pic: Stephen Geraghty Preston Cemetery is to see fees rise across the board by an inflation-busting 11% Pic: Stephen Geraghty The cost of burying the dead in Preston is to rise from April, […]

7 years ago
Opinion: This is an emergency as Preston Council to meet about budget cuts

Inside Preston Town Hall there is much head scratching over the way forward financially Pic: Tony Worrall I will be setting out ‘headline’ proposals for Preston Council’s budget for 2017-21. This is a job we normally do in February, so it’s certainly an ‘extraordinary’ budget…but I have […]

7 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Brown bin tax voted through by Preston City Council as council tax rises

Three types of recycling are currently collected in Preston Households in Preston with a brown bin face a £30-a-year charge to have their garden waste collected from July. Preston City Council has approved a 2 per cent rise in council […]

8 years ago
Council tax to rise a further two per cent in Preston

Households in Preston are to see their council tax bill rise once more as the city council looks to plug a growing financial black hole. A two per cent rise […]

8 years ago
Opinion: Preston Council’s financial position is facing an ill wind but is there a silver lining?

Food waste can go into standard grey bins It’s an ill wind that blows no good; and austerity is an ill wind, especially for local government. While the pace and depth of the cuts has always been an […]

8 years ago
Preston City Council budget: Tax goes up and 80 jobs to go in next three years

Street cleaning, pest control and community support are three areas targeted in the latest round of council cutbacks. Preston City Council has revealed its budget will fall by £3.6 million […]

10 years ago
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