Month: December 2013

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Adel Weekly Crime Statistics for week commencing 18th December 2013

Police WomenAdel Weekly Crime Statistics for week commencing 18th December 2013

Burglary Dwelling: 1

Robbery: 1

Theft from Motor Vehicle: 1

Theft of Motor Vehicle: 0

Criminal Damage: 0

Burglary

The Drive – Person/s approach front of house and use bodily force on the window frame which is held open with a plastic latch, snap latch and leave window insecure.

Theft From Motor Vehicle

Church Lane – Vehicle is parked on driveway, entry is gained and property stolen.

Robbery

Oaklea Hall Close – Persons/s force their way into property, make a search and demand property, Person/s make off, one male is later arrested.

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Leeds council tax set to rise as cuts bite

Leeds Town HallLeeds householders have been handed a council tax bombshell just two weeks before Christmas.

Plans to increase the local levy by two per cent next year, following a three-year freeze, were revealed last night by Leeds city council. Another 274 jobs at the authority are also set to be slashed to cut running costs.

Council leader Coun Keith Wakefield admitted it was a “dire financial situation”. He said: “We cannot continue to freeze council tax as it reduces our income to the point where it threatens our ability to support even the services we must provide by law.”

The current council tax for a band D property in Leeds is £1,316.39. A two-percent rise would equate to £26. The council has suffered Government grant reductions of £94m over the past three years, with £36m to be cut next year,

To read more, please click on this link:
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/leeds-council-tax-set-to-rise-as-cuts-bite-1-6307866

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