council
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The Bank of Canada announced two deputy governors of its rate-setting governing council are departing, with internal replacements planned.
Local residents organised protests both in the area and outside council meetings.
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It stressed that council officers were "very aware" that communities such as Fountainhall were often "heavily invested" in the long-term viability of their primary school.
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Some local authorities refer to the threat of prison in their first letter to people who have missed a council tax payment, a debt charity has said.
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Another six sites - including a proposal in Cheshire that led to protests outside council meetings - have been deprioritised from the scheme.
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