A senior councillor from Brighton and Hove has been criticised for calling a resident a “nutter” in his correspondence. David Smith has been cleared of breaching the council’s code of conduct but was told to change his writing style.

Tory councillor Jonathan Gilbert may be expelled after failing to attend council meetings for nearly six months. The representative for Whittlefield-with-Ightenhill was warned by Burnley Conservatives but has not given any explanation for his absence yet.

Bexley councillor Katie Perrior has defended the council after allegations that none of Bexley’s seven community centres have received their annual council grants yet. One of the centres is still waiting for funds from 2008. The council claimed it has not provided financial support yet as there are disagreements over the terms of some licences.

A union official from Medway has been granted compensation after Conservative Ken Bamber made a joke about his Irish background during a break at an official meeting in 2007. Full time Unison official Brian Kelly took offence after being called "paddy" and filed a complaint with the council. He has received a payout from the council as well as discrimination payment from councillor Bamber.