local authority
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Ellen Forson said the local authority was prioritising residents' short-term needs.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
In their report, council officials said no Scottish local authority had introduced a new-style local development plan policy specifically on light pollution.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Last week the local authority imposed a three-week road closure in Benbuck View for "ground investigations and safety reasons".
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Waste collection is virtually non-existent in Kinshasa, due to a chronic lack of local authority funding.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
He demanded that the local authority should charge a man earning £3 10s. per week £1 per week as rent, and that for the five-roomed house 16s. 6d. per week should be charged.
From From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an Autobiography by George Edwards M.P. O.B.E.
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