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council area

British

noun

any of the 32 unitary authorities into which Scotland has been divided for administrative purposes since April 1996

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But Coed Cadw said the issue could be tackled and highlighted Wrexham as one council area where the problem had been recognised with action taken.

From BBC ● May 24, 2026

Figures from Tourism NI show that in 2024 across the wider Newry, Mourne and Down council area almost 6000 jobs relied on tourism and visitors to the region spent £73.3m.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

Future pilots could include mobile voting stations and people being able to vote at any polling station in their council area.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026

Every single household in one council area has had their black bin waste inspected at some point over the past eight years, it has been revealed.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025

The party has not specified exactly how many new counters should be opened, but its "police desk promise" would see at least one counter opened in every local council area across England and Wales.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025

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