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Welsh and Scottish governments criticise “unwelcome and unnecessary” plans to drop Human Rights Act
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Welsh Auditor General slams “lax” town council
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Welsh authority backtracks on amended planning notice after facing judicial review challenge
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Welsh community councils rapped over non-compliant registers of interests
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Welsh council agrees to accept Ombudsman recommendations in full despite Monitoring Officer report advising payment of £15k less in proposed compensation to complainant
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Welsh council apologises after mistranslation in report suggested member said ‘immigrants’ instead of ‘incomers’
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Welsh council bolts cinema entrance shut after failure to follow closure order
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Welsh council defeats legal challenge from residents over sewage pumping station decision
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Welsh council demands Home Office pay £230k costs of handling asylum seeker hotel dispute
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Welsh council facing judicial review challenge over skatepark development
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Welsh council facing renewed judicial review bid over second homes and holiday lets direction
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Welsh council fails in bid to stay execution of £3.3m adjudication
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