What really caused the council funding crisis?
Max Mosley, NIESR, explores the origins of the local government funding crisis and warns the next government will have to act quickly to address it.
Grenfell firefighters win £20m settlement
02/02/2024 More than 100 firefighters injured in the Grenfell tragedy have received a £20m settlement in the High Court. |
Brighton council thanks emergency services after fire
17/07/2023 Brighton & Hove City Council has thanked the emergency services after a fire broke out over the weekend at the historic Royal Albion Hotel. |
Prejudice in fire services ‘shocking’, council chiefs say
31/03/2023 Local government leaders have branded the findings of racist, homophobic and misogynistic behaviour in fire services as ‘shocking’ and ‘unacceptable’. |
County council chiefs welcome fire service white paper
19/05/2022 County council leaders have welcomed the Government’s decision not to remove local fire services from the oversight of upper-tier local authorities. |
Surrey firefighters vote for Christmas industrial action
12/12/2019 Firefighters in Surrey have voted in favour of industrial action short of strike over the Christmas period in order to fight against local authority cuts. |
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Leeds council set to launch inquiry into the use of fireworks
06/12/2019 A local authority has decided to hold an inquiry into the use of fireworks after receiving complaints about residents setting them off on regular occasions. |
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Localism has led to ‘wide differences’ in fire service standards, inspectors warn
21/06/2019 A 'decade of localism' has led to wide differences in standards of fire services, inspectors have warned. |
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North Yorkshire PCC to take control of the area’s fire service
14/06/2018 The North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) is to take on responsibility for the area’s fire service despite opposition from local authorities. |
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Fire services must ‘diversify’ their workforces, council chiefs say
13/03/2018 Councils have called for recruitment of more women and people from minority backgrounds to ensure fire and rescue services are fit for twenty-first century. |
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County rejects proposal to lose control of fire services
18/01/2018 Fire and rescue services should remain under the control of Norfolk County Council, councillors have unanimously agreed. |
Shell is helping power the journey towards a circular paving industry with Shell Bitumen LT R, a new product for roads that uses plastics destined for landfill as part of the additives to make the bitumen.
Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.
Dougie Belmore explains how one of the main interfaces between you and Bacs is about to change.
