The amount we pay to our local councils is set to rise, but local authorities are still warning we'll see cuts to services. Councils have been working out their tax charges for the coming year - with increases of up to a pound a week for some. But they warn they still don't have enough money to pay for all the services they supply. Our political reporters have been taking a look at what it means across the East Midlands.
There's a new campaign in East Midlands schools to tackle the problem of rotten teeth. Dental teams have found that some children in deprived parts of the region don't even own a toothbrush - and children younger than ten have needed surgery to have their teeth removed.
