What the town halls spent

SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL

WHO ATTENDED: Nic Laurens, cabinet member for economic growth; Steve Charmley, deputy leader AMOUNT SPENT: £19,600 COUNCIL TAX RISE: 5.99 per cent

CROYDON COUNCIL WHO ATTENDED:

Jo Negrini, chief executive; Shifa Mustafa, executive director of place; Heather Cheesebrough, director of planning and strategic transport AMOUNT SPENT: £14,488.53 COUNCIL TAX RISE: 5 per cent

SOLIHULL COUNCIL WHO ATTENDED:

Nick Page, chief executive; Perry Wardle, assistant director of growth and development AMOUNT SPENT: £8,970 COUNCIL TAX RISE: 3.9 per cent

LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL WHO ATTENDED:

Tom Purnell, assistant chief executive AMOUNT SPENT: £1,211.69

COUNCIL TAX RISE: 6 per cent

SOUTHAMPTON COUNCIL WHO ATTENDED:

Mark Bradbury, head of capital assets; Mike Harris, service director, growth AMOUNT SPENT: £2,629.04 COUNCIL TAX RISE: 5.99 per cent