Falkirk council tenants to keep cleaning communal areas to avoid rent increase

Work on a new 131-space car park at Burrs Country Park in Bury is to be scaled back after the council failed to secure funding. Last year Bury Council, in response to a huge increase in visitors to the park and related issues with parking, agreed plans to formalise the current overspill car park to create new off-road car parking spaces and a surfaced pavement along Woodhill Road giving pedestrian access into the park.

Two years ago, Italian auteur Paolo Sorrentino won the Grand Jury prize at the Venice Film Festival for his autobiographical drama “The Hand Of God.” Now for his next film, Sorrentino returns to Naples for another tale about his hometown city. READ MORE: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2023 Sorrentino’s follows the life of a woman named Partenope, “who bears the name of her city but is neither siren nor myth,” according to the press release for the film.

Concerns over housing for children in the care system have been sparked with young people having to wait longer than they should for repair works in accommodation.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Roughly two years after his return to Naples for “The Hand of God,” Paolo Sorrentino is heading back to his hometown for a movie that plays on local mythology. The still untitled film is about a woman named Partenope “who bears the name of her city but is neither siren nor myth,” the Oscar-winning auteur has revealed to Variety. In Greek mythology, Parthenope, as she is known in English, is the name of a siren who having failed to entice Odysseus with her songs, cast herself into the sea and drowned. Her body washed up on a symbolic foundational rock where Naples lies. Neapolitans in Italy are also known as “Parthenopeans.”

North Ayrshire Council bosses have set out four main priorities as part of a major five year plan.

Plans to buy a solar farm to curb CO2 emissions have been abandoned by Manchester council.

Trent Reznor has revealed which Dua Lipa song recently made him “tear up”The Nine Inch Nails frontman originally made the comment during an interview with Rick Rubin, while taking part on the producer’s podcast Tetragrammaton. In the discussion, the ‘Closer’ singer reiterated his thoughts that pop music “sucks generally”.However, later in the interview, he did reveal that there was one song by Dua Lipa that made him emotional.Explaining how he saw his daughter singing along to one of the pop star’s tracks, he said: “She is so into it and it is so cool.” He continued: “It really reminded me of the art of writing a well-crafted song — I teared up listening to a Dua Lipa track, because it was just a really well-done piece of music, you know?”Since the episode of the podcast went live, both Nine Inch Nails and Dua Lipa fans became eager to know which song the songwriter was referring to, and took to social media to ask the artist to elaborate on his comments.Now, Reznor has also taken to Instagram, and confirmed that the track in question was her 2020 hit ‘Levitating’.The response came as a reply to a fan’s comment on a recent Stereogum post, in which they claimed that they needed to know “which Dua Lipa song made Trent fucking Reznor tear up”.

A new Tesco Express that will be built on vacant land in Larbert has been given a provisional licence to sell alcohol by Falkirk Council's licensing board. The brand new shop will occupy two of five new units that will be built on land, at New Local Centre, Bellsdyke Road, Larbert.

In-theater advertising firm National CineMedia announced a special shareholders meeting to vote on a reverse stock split — a move that boosts the price of a company’s shares — as it risks being delisted by the Nasdaq market and works through a voluntary Chapter 11 reorganization.

An eyesore hotel in Slamannan looks set to be demolished by Falkirk Council, while the community will get a say in what happens next to the land, if councillors agree.

Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor says he is not interested in touring again in the future.Speaking to Rick Rubin for the Tetragrammaton podcast, Reznor discussed a wide range of topics including being on the road.“I don’t want to be away from my kids,” he said of his reluctance to tour again. “I don’t want to miss their lives to go do a thing that I’m grateful to be able to do, and I’m appreciative that you’re here to see it, but I’ve done it a lot, you know?”He added: “I kind of want to feel okay and I want to make sure my family’s okay, and that’s great.

Soho bar Trisha’s has accused the council of treating her like a “criminal”. Patricia “Trish” Bergonzi has run the renowned Greek Street establishment for 35 years and said plans to review her licence were “devastating”. The club faces closure after residents complained to the council of loud music, overcrowding and smoking in the premises.

Trent Reznor has shared that he teared up while listening to a Dua Lipa song, claiming it to be a “really well-done piece of music”.Appearing on Rick Rubin’s podcast, Tetragrammaton, the Nine Inch Nails frontman spoke about his struggles with songwriting, sharing: “To me, the hardest thing is the songwriting. Having something to say, something to say with truth, that has reason to exist rather than just a thing.”He also spoke about his newfound appreciation for pop music, which he attributes to his children, explaining that he’d kept his kids sealed away from pop music because he had felt it “sucks generally”. It wasn’t until he heard his daughter singing a Dua Lipa song that he changed his mind.“I heard my daughter, who’s six, singing Dua Lipa the other day,” he recounted.

More than £200,000 worth of debt has been written-off by the council in the past six months.

Work to widen the roads and construct crossing points around Westfield roundabout is expected to start in the summer after councillors agreed to appoint an engineering contractor to the project.

Sickness absences have risen amongst Perth and Kinross Council employees to above pre-pandemic levels.

Perth and Kinross Council has agreed to write off outstanding school meal and breakfast club debts for 2022/23.

Work on the new Denny Eastern Access Road (DEAR) will finally start by early August, as councillors have formally agreed to appoint a contractor.

Naomi Watts was all smiles preparing for her courthouse wedding with Billy Crudup in New York City. The Hollywood star tied the knot over the weekend during a casual ceremony, wearing a beautiful lace Oscar de la Renta dress paired with heeled sandals.

Jaden Adams knew he identified as a boy long before he understood what the word transgender meant.