内容摘要：The outdoor gardens are also bursting with colour, especially the Japanese garden.

The outdoor gardens are also bursting with colour, especially the Japanese garden.

People can share their views byBirmingham City Council has been denied permission to increase its council tax by 9.99% next year after a government request for the figure was rejected.

But the authority was allowed to raise it by 7.5% in April before it would need to hold a local referendum to seek approval for any higher increase.The council previously stated itwithout the request for 9.9% being approved.

The authority's leader, John Cotton, said the government had agreed with the progress they had made to allow them to cut the planned council tax increase.Under normal circumstances, authorities can only increase council tax by 4.99% in total without holding a local referendum.

Along with its decision on tax rises, the government also announced an increase to the funding it provides to local authorities which will be raised by 6.8% compared to the 2024-25 financial year.

, Ms Rayner said there had been a record number of councils asking for additional council tax increases.He was given a stalking prevention order in November 2023, but breached this the following month when he published the contents of court paperwork on social media that identified his victims.

In December 2024, he pleaded guilty to stalking, as well as public nuisance in relation to his protest at the council offices."Leo Deen is a resentful stalker who believed he was the victim of a conspiracy between his victims, police and the local authority," said Det Sgt Nichol McClellan.

She added: "Nothing could be further from the truth, and Deen's choices ruined the lives of several members of a family, which caused misery for the same local community he professes to care about."Deen was also found guilty on Friday in relation to a number of sexual offences, following a trial in April.