内容摘要：Conservative-run Dudley Council approved £42m of savings as part of its five-year strategy.

Conservative-run Dudley Council approved £42m of savings as part of its five-year strategy.

In a council meeting on 24 April, he called for congestion to be raised at the authority's scrutiny panel, to "see where the council's going wrong".When the BBC visited Dewsbury HWRC on a Friday lunchtime, there was no queue and users reported using the facility without delay.

However, one man told us disruption had been seen on other days."If I had to come tomorrow, Saturday, I would have been in the queue for - I would say - at least half an hour," Muhammad Sohail said, having previously faced a 30-minute wait.The 34-year-old, who lives in Batley, said it was "very hard" for people in his local area to travel to Dewsbury, adding: "When it's traffic time, you can't go anywhere."

"Nab Lane has been open longer than I've been alive," said Sheard, 23, explaining his "very very simple solution" - to reopen it.he added: "The site itself can actually be nothing other than a wooded area or a waste and recycling centre, so unless the council's planning on spending thousands of pounds to upheave all the concrete and dig all the way down into the ground to relieve the compaction of the soil, there's nothing else that it can be."

Councillor Munir Ahmed, Kirklees Council's cabinet member for environment and highways, said the authority took a "zero-tolerance approach to fly-tipping in Kirklees".

"Following the closure of Nab Lane HWRC in 2024, any potential impact on fly-tipping has been closely monitored and action taken where appropriate," he said."Foster carers have shared with us that the current allowance does not adequately cover the costings required to maintain the care leaver's home."

The council added the cost is significantly less than if a care leaver still needed care and support post 18.Lancashire County Council is to encourage more of its staff to become foster carers by giving them extra leave and flexible working.

Foster carers on its payroll would receive paid time off - wherever possible - to settle a child into their household, attend statutory meetings in relation to the children and undertake training for their role.For council worker and mother-of-three Hannah Ikhlas, becoming a foster parent is "not just about giving, it's about what you receive in return".