Early last year, despite opposition from Labour, the dominant Conservative group on the county council forced through proposals to dim street lighting by 40% and to switch street lights off in the city between midnight and 6am. Street lighting...

Thirty years ago, it was relatively easy for Newnham Croft residents to park near their own front doors. Since then, more families have acquired cars – in some cases more than one car – and more workers are commuting...

Newnham resident, Joe Dale, will be standing for Labour in May’s county council election. Joe has worked in local government on planning issues and he is now carrying out research on the management of growth and development in cities...