Potholes: Treating the illness not just the symptom
With the publication of the ALARM survey, chair of the Asphalt Industry Alliance, David Giles, talks to LocalGov about investing in local roads.
Council in border checks warning
24/09/2024 Kent CC has warned the risks of ‘extremely serious delays' due to new EU border checks have not abated. |
Auditors add to council biometric warnings
20/05/2024 A spending watchdog has echoed councils’ concerns that biometric entry requirements at UK ports could lead to freight delays and gridlock on major roads. |
Third council in biometrics warning
12/04/2024 A third council has warned it faces potential fallout from new entry checks at UK borders earmarked for October. |
At-risk EU migrants eligible for universal credit, court rules
09/02/2024 The Government must support EU migrants who are at risk of not being able to meet the ‘most basic needs’, the Supreme Court has ruled. |
Red tape risk to levelling up
06/10/2023 New rules around subsidies risk holding back levelling up efforts, according to analysis published today. |
Hedgerows in England threatened by cuts
31/05/2023 Hedgerows in England are under threat because of Government plans to cut funding, farmers and nature groups have warned. |
London losing out on levelling up funding, says Mayor
15/12/2022 London is losing out on hundreds of millions of pounds of levelling up funding despite having some of the most deprived areas in the country, Mayor Khan says. |
Council left with ‘phenomenal cost’ due to mothballed border post
06/07/2022 Portsmouth City Council has been forced to absorb the ‘phenomenal cost’ of running a post-Brexit border control post that is lying unused. |
Committee calls for urgent consultation on UK Shared Prosperity Fund
12/07/2021 Local authorities in Scotland should be consulted on how much funding they will receive under the new UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), MPs have said. |
Cornwall Council closes Brussels office
10/06/2021 Cornwall Council has started the process of closing down its Brussels office in response to the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. |
Thousands at risk of losing legal status as EUSS deadline looms
09/06/2021 A number of charities have written to the PM urging him to extend the EU Settlement Scheme deadline to prevent thousands of children from losing legal status. |
Thousands of vulnerable EU children face legal ‘cliff edge’
30/03/2021 A charity has warned that thousands of children in care who are from EU countries could find themselves with no legal status in the UK because of Brexit. |
Local authorities to play key role in checking imported animal products
27/01/2021 Local authorities have received £14m funding to carry out new checks on imported animal products from the EU. |
Spending Review: UKSPF to reach £1.5bn a year
25/11/2020 The value of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) will reach around £1.5bn a year on average, chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced. |
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Think-tank issues warning on Brexit readiness
03/11/2020 Local authorities and the devolved nations risk being overwhelmed by Brexit as they are trying to deal with the COVID-19 crisis, a think tank has claimed. |
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Councils issue warning over £730m of unspent EU funding
13/07/2020 Nearly a quarter of the European Social Fund is at risk of being sent back to Brussels, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said. |
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Thousands of children 'at risk' when EU Settlement closes, report warns
01/07/2020 Thousands of children are at risk of being left in 'legal limbo' when the EU Settlement Scheme closes next year, a report has warned today. |
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MPs call for clarity on proposed Shared Prosperity Fund
08/06/2020 A group of MPs have called on the Government to provide further details on its proposed Shared Prosperity Fund. |
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Home Office extends funding for EU Settlement Scheme
09/03/2020 Local authorities will be allowed to bid for a share of £8m to help vulnerable people apply to the EU Settlement Scheme. |
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Council chiefs call for ‘urgent’ consultation on post-Brexit trade checks
11/02/2020 Local authority leaders have called on the Government to ensure that port authorities have the resources and capacities needed to carry out checks on EU goods. |
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Javid announces £4.3bn Brexit 'funding guarantee'
30/09/2019 Chancellor Sajid Javid has outlined plans to distribute £4.3bn if the UK leaves the EU without a Brexit deal. |
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Older people face ‘significant barriers’ in applying for EU Settlement Scheme
27/09/2019 The Government has been warned it could face a ‘Windrush 2’ as vulnerable older people are failing to apply to the EU settlement scheme (EUSS) in time. |
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Core Cities' £28bn Shared Prosperity Fund warning
26/09/2019 The proposed UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) must be worth at least £28bn over seven years if the UK is to deliver its devolved policy objectives, a leading sector body has warned. |
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Council chiefs say they ‘desperately’ need certainty on post-Brexit funding
24/09/2019 Local authority leaders have called on the Government to ‘urgently publish’ its plans for a scheme to replace Brussels funding when the UK leaves the European Union. |
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'Cracks' starting to show in electoral system
16/09/2019 Election administrators have warned of ‘cracks’ beginning to show in the electoral system with the prospect of another poll on the horizon. |
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Councils face losing £5.3bn EU funding in just 18 months
05/07/2019 More than £5bn in regional aid funding will run out in 18 months, councils leaders have warned. |
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Security fears after candidate addresses published
02/05/2019 Security concerns have been raised after a loophole forced councils to publish the home addresses of candidates standing in the EU elections. |
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Concern over councils' ability to cope with polls
17/04/2019 Council chiefs have raised concerns with Government about the sector’s capacity to run EU elections so close on the heels of local polls. |
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Call for inspection pause in case of Brexit hit
10/04/2019 Council chiefs have urged Whitehall to be ready to ease pressures on the sector for up to six months if Brexit threatens to stretch capacity. |
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Sector fumes over lack of pre-Brexit briefing
21/02/2019 Councils have threatened to walk away from Government attempts to engage with them on Brexit amid growing frustrations about the response to their concerns. |
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Councils accused of not doing enough to prepare for Brexit
04/02/2019 Councils are not doing enough to prepare for Brexit and need to step up their game, the concerned Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has told sector figures. |
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Brokenshire gets Brexit breakdown from chiefs
31/01/2019 Chief executives have told communities secretary James Brokenshire Whitehall needs to be more joined up between departments and in its communications with councils over Brexit. |
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Mayor Khan calls for withdrawal of Article 50
10/12/2018 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called on the Government to withdraw Article 50 to protect the capital’s economy from the effects of Brexit. |
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No-deal Brexit disruption warning
31/10/2018 Local authorities have been warned to prepare for up to three months of disruption in the event of a no-deal Brexit. |
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Ministry moves on Brexit
24/10/2018 Senior Marsham Street officials have stepped up their preparations for Brexit after complaints from frustrated councils that they were being shut out of the process. |
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LEPs told to improve ahead of EU funding changes
06/09/2018 Fresh concerns have emerged about local enterprise partnerships (LEP) as the Government considers whether to use them to funnel UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) cash. |
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MPs call for ‘rethink’ of devolution after Brexit
31/07/2018 MPs have called for more powers to be handed to English regions as part of a rethink of devolution after Brexit. |
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Brokenshire considering new devolution models
10/07/2018 James Brokenshire is considering new models of devolution as he seeks to extend further powers to local areas, the communities secretary has insisted. |
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Brexit threatens UK’s access to food safety systems, warn council chiefs
30/05/2018 Council leaders have called on Whitehall and the EU to ensure the UK's access to food safety and animal health systems remains available after Brexit. |
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Local councils urged to bid for EU wi-fi funding before Brexit
22/05/2018 Town and city councils are being urged to bid for an EU grant to install public wi-fi before Brexit comes into effect. |
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Brokenshire announces Northamptonshire commissioners
09/05/2018 New local government secretary James Brokenshire has today announced the two commissioners appointed to help rescue troubled Northamptonshire CC. |
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UKIP loses control of its only local authority
02/03/2018 UKIP lost control of Thanet District Council yesterday after a Conservative was voted in as leader. |
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Industrial Strategy snubs councils
27/11/2017 Business secretary Greg Clark has snubbed councils and empowered local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) in the Government’s long-awaited Industrial Strategy. |
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.
