Reform mayor rejects 'pick-pocket' tourism tax

Lincolnshire will not bring in a tourist tax, the mayor has said. The government has consulted on allowing mayors to create visitor levies to pay for local infrastructure and improve destinations, but ...

Mayor completes 2,000-mile Europe run in Reliant Robin

A mayor has completed a 2,000‑mile tour of Europe to visit three of his borough's twinned towns in France and Germany, all in ...

Gloves off in the battle to be Newham's next mayor

Labour's new candidate for elected mayor, Forhad Hussain, spoke to BBC London while out campaigning in West Ham. "Things are ...

A guide to London's 32 boroughs ahead of 7 May elections

More than six million Londoners are eligible to vote in the local elections on 7 May. All 32 London boroughs will be up for election - a total of 1,817 councillors will be elected. And in Croydon, ...
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We tested a transport app which cost the public £4m against Google Maps

BBC journalist Matt Weigold put East Midlands' Mayor Claire Ward's travel app to the test in a race from BBC Derby to BBC Nottingham [BBC] A new £4m transport app was hailed as "a first of its kind" ...