Sentence examples for tight councils from inspiring English sources

Mr Day said ministers had made it clear that in an economic climate where money was tight, councils must offer a compelling vision about how grant funding would benefit future generations of pupils.

The biggest concern is that disputes in tight Council or other district races could lead to the impounding of large numbers of ballots, making it difficult to finish counting the Democratic votes for mayor and public advocate.

Trees in Towns II has set targets for them over the next five years, including the development of comprehensive tree strategies, a commitment to have at least one trained tree officer in position, and for tree sections to set external funding targets, rather than depending on money voted through on tight council budgets.

With budgets getting tighter, councils are under increasing pressure to save money.

But cuts mean council budgets are tight, and commissioners are under pressure to maximise value for money.

Simon Parker, director of the New Local Government Network thinktank, says that, with money tight, some councils will not abandon outsourcing altogether, but he detects wariness over the bigger schemes.

It was a bit like a tight city-council election.

Money will be tight for local councils in Wales until at least the end of the decade, according to a think tank.

And at the very least, the government needs to ensure the universal licensing of lap dancing clubs in a way that offers councils tighter controls and gives communities a say over their presence.

These include: Council tax rises way above the inflation rate (linked to the tight rein kept on council grants by the Government).

The emphatic rejection of local tax raising powers came as Pickles was accused of backtracking on a government commitment to localism by threatening councils with tighter financial controls if they seek to increase council tax by more 2%.