'End in sight' for Birmingham strike

27/04/2026

After more than a year of industrial action, Birmingham CC's leader John Cotton has tabled an offer he believes will ‘end the strike once and for all'.

Government confirms Right to Buy overhaul

Prevention 'insufficiently embedded' in social care, says COSLA

Voters blame Government for pub closures, new survey finds

PPMA 2026: Call to rethink statutory roles

Family of asbestos victim receives over £1m compensation

Nature recovery strategy launched for Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin

Government urges councils to work with ICBs on neighbourhood health centres

Reform UK expels three candidates after BNP links uncovered

Politics and Policy

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Government confirms seven locations for new towns

Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority formerly established

Local government reorganisation in Essex 'over'

Human Resources

Unison proposes adult social care pension scheme

Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise

Capacity warning to Cornwall over strategic authority move

Lords block Government move to influence council pension investments

Finance

Businessman admits pocketing millions from Thurrock Council

Kent CC sells Gormley sculptures back to artist amid financial pressures

Local arts and cultural venues to benefit from £130m funding

PAC warns council reforms risk deepening audit crisis

Transformation

English council data breaches up 53%

Electoral Commission launches deepfake detection pilot ahead of May elections

Thurrock’s EV chargepoint access to soar following new contract

Solar-powered bin scheme drives efficiencies in Sheffield

Health and Social Care

Social work funding must match nursing and teaching, says LGA

Southport Inquiry: Councils face challenge to prevent future attacks

Council raises concerns over plans to move children's A&E

Council leaders warn EP shortage threatens SEND ambitions

Public Property

Council decides on Kendal County Hall’s future

Barking housing scheme could provide ‘blueprint for brownfield development’

Manchester CC unites with pension fund to boost housebuilding

John Lewis no longer to deliver Build to Rent housing

Analysis

Fighting the Fakes: The battle against AI disinformation

The Electoral Commission has launched a deepfake detection pilot ahead of May's elections. LocalGov's editor William Eichler finds out how it works.

Opinion

LGR is coming — Is your supply chain ready?

Blake Morgan commercial lawyer Penny Rinta-Suksi explains why early action on contracts is essential amid local government reorganisation.

Most Popular News

Post-war housing estates blocking city growth, think tank warns

Reform UK expels three candidates after BNP links uncovered

English council data breaches up 53%

London faces loss of 42,000 homes from development pipeline

Temporary accommodation 'unfit for human habitation', warn MPs

New Products

Safeguarding Children - the AAT Way

MSL enhances hygiene auditing with air quality testing for Awaab’s Law compliance

Cadcorp launches Mapestry

Bolton Council Upgrades 120+ School Crossings with Smart CMS Control by Lucy Zodion

NEC CONTRACTS HAS GONE DIGITAL: PAPERLESS, TO GIVE YOU MORE

Vent-Axia Delivers Social Housing a Smart Ventilation Solution Ahead of Awaab’s Law

New remotely lockable cabinet will help manage medication for people with mental health issues

Case Studies

Acrospire Delivers Durable Handrail Lighting Upgrade for Historical Landmark Jacob’s Ladder

Acrospire Delivers Seamless Heritage Lighting Upgrade on Bath’s North Parade Bridge

Acrospire Delivers Retrofit Lighting for Newbridge’s Joe Calzaghe Footbridge

Acrospire Delivers PIR-Controlled Lighting at Ruislip Lido Car Park

Spennymoor Market Place and Consett Middle Street revitalised using Thorn Lighting’s Thor Lanterns and Customisable Gobo Projectors

Acrospire Partners with Bath & North East Somerset Council to Illuminate Historic Film Location with LED Upgrade

Believ to install 22 charge points across Redcar and Cleveland

Company Anouncements

Vent-Axia Welcomes the Future Homes Standard as Competency Takes Centre Stage

Apricorn Becomes First and Only Hardware-Encrypted USB Storage Device Manufacturer to Achieve AS9100 Certification

AAT helps Councils step up to address children’s social care

CU Phosco Approved as a Crown Commercial Service Supplier

Acrospire triumphs at the 2025 HEA Awards with Sustainable Project of the Year

TRT Lighting retrofit helps Lincolnshire County Council cut street lighting energy use by over 65%

Vent-Axia Welcomes Healthy Homes Standard

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A welcome from the Corporate Director of Children and Young People Northallerton, North Yorkshire

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Group Manager (FAST)

£58,239 - £67,030

A welcome from the Corporate Director of Children and Young People Northallerton, North Yorkshire

Recuriter: North Yorkshire Council

Senior Practitioner - Leaving & Aftercare, North Essex

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Interviews will be held W/C 25th May 2026.Essex County Council understand how important flexibility and wellbeing is for our colleagues working acros England, Essex, Colchester

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