New SIGOMA chair: ‘We need certainty’ on council funding
Mayor Chris Cooke, new chair of the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities (SIGOMA), talks to LocalGov about collaborative governance and funding.
Council abandons controversial cemetery charges
15/08/2025 A council's plans to implement a higher fee for wider burial plots have been retracted following public objections. |
Councillors propose memorial after woman finds mass grave
06/09/2024 Oldham Council will consider erecting a memorial ‘as a matter of urgency’ on the site of a mass grave containing 300 bodies, including babies and children. |
Local councils oppose burial proposals
15/12/2021 The Government's burial proposals could halve the cemetery space available and lead to the premature closure of many graveyards, local councils have warned. |
