| For example, the national conference passed a resolution directing state councils that they can only meet quarterly. |
| In all my swimathons I have relied heavily on my colleagues at the research councils to sponsor me and they have always come up trumps. |
| Last year local councils in London were given powers to fine motorists for bad driving, in particular for blocking yellow hatched box junctions. |
| Local authority chiefs are insistent that the characterisation of councils as wasteful bureaucracies is wrong. |
| The Local Government Act 1985 abolished the six metropolitan councils, replacing their police authorities by more quiescent joint boards. |
| Many councils will not be holding special civic functions to mark the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's accession to the throne. |
