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The Bureau Local
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The Bureau Local is a collaborative, investigative journalism network in the UK. Part of @TBIJ, we tell stories that matter to communities.
Jul 16, 2022 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
The Missing Millions - read the "insane" story of the businessman, the council officer and a solar farm empire.

Today our exclusive investigation by @Gareth_Davies09 asks - where has £138m of taxpayer's money gone?

thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2022-0… Here a 🧵by @TBIJ breaks down the key points of our exhaustive three-year investigation
Mar 17, 2021 • 4 tweets • 4 min read
📣 We won! 📣

Following a year-long battle to find out how @thurrockcouncil spent £1 billion of public money, we've won our tribunal case.

The ruling could force councils to tell their voters how they are spending public money. #opengov

thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2021-0… We’ve found that councils up and down the country have been borrowing and gambling huge sums. The risks to the public purse are clear and yet decisions often happen behind closed doors.

This ruling is “a victory for taxpayers," said @Meg_HillierMP, chair of @CommonsPAC.
Jun 25, 2020 • 23 tweets • 14 min read
Thanks to everyone who's been reading and sharing our brand new resources (below) so far!

Now it's time to share some findings from interviews we carried out about underrepresented communities and local news.

#NewsYouCanUse

As we outlined this morning, our Change the Story project ran for the first half of this year. You can read more about it here.

#NewsYouCanUse

thebureauinvestigates.com/blog/2020-03-0…
Feb 10, 2020 • 6 tweets • 12 min read
📰 Care about access to news and information in your local area?

🗣️ Interested in how story finding and telling can build community power?

Join our Bureau Evolve advisory group and help shape the future of people-powered local news
forms.gle/M8egqEittrahUZ… NB You don't need to be a journalist to join us, though you can be. We welcome a range of applications, especially from people from communities under-represented in the UK media. You can bring lived or community experience, geographic knowledge or specialist expertise.
Mar 4, 2019 • 22 tweets • 13 min read
Today, in partnership with @HuffPostUK, we reveal the scale to which cash-strapped councils across England are selling off public buildings and spaces to make ends meet - and sometimes even using the money to make staff redundant
thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2019-0…
#SoldFromUnderYou Since 2010, local authorities have lost around 60% of funding in the name of austerity, leaving services shut and buildings closed #SoldFromUnderYou