Pothole Claims: What Councils Need to Know
Councils face growing pothole claims. Georgia Milton of DWF highlights how strong inspections and AI tools can help balance legal duties, budgets and safety.
‘Alarm bells’ over night time economy neglect
27/08/2025 The night-time industry has seen the closure of one in four venues over the last five years, data reveals. |
Council attempts to bury hatchet with Oasis
18/08/2025 The leader of Edinburgh City Council has reached out to Oasis after the band’s singer Liam Gallagher attacked the local authority for allegedly mocking fans. |
Council urged to cancel Marilyn Manson gig
24/06/2025 Brighton & Hove Council has been urged by the local MP to use its influence to cancel an upcoming gig by Marilyn Manson due to allegations of sexual assault by the singer. |
Council to honour ‘Birmingham legends’ Black Sabbath and Benjamin Zephaniah
22/01/2025 Birmingham City Council is set to honour the members of heavy metal band Black Sabbath and posthumously award a medal to poet and campaigner Benjamin Zephaniah. |
Oasis gigs to boost council's budget
05/12/2024 Manchester City Council is set to make £375,000 from performances at Heaton Park next year, including Oasis’s reunion gigs. |
Festival launches for borough’s birthday bash
08/11/2024 The Knowsley Music Festival will kick off today to celebrate the Merseyside borough’s 50th anniversary. |
Bradford leadership survives vote amid £50m venue criticism
16/10/2024 The leadership of Bradford Council has survived a vote of no confidence amid criticism over its handling of the £50.5m publicly funded venue, Bradford Live. |
Edinburgh council celebrates ‘spectacular’ Eras Tour welcome
11/06/2024 The City of Edinburgh Council has paid tribute to fans, residents, transport services and staff after Taylor Swift’s global tour descended on the city at the weekend. |
Liverpool to transform into ‘Taylor Town’ to welcome Eras Tour star
22/05/2024 Fans descending on Liverpool for Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour will receive a ‘proper scouse welcome’, with events dedicated to the pop icon. |
£101m boost for new music hubs
08/05/2024 A ‘new generation’ of music hubs will receive £101m to provide music education to young people across England. |
Brixton Academy to reopen after fatal crush
05/03/2024 Brixton Academy will open next month for the first time since two people died in a crowd crush in December 2022. |
Liverpool hands over Eurovision key
31/01/2024 Liverpool has officially handed over the symbolic key to Eurovision during a ceremony in Sweden. |
Bradford Live ready for 2024 opening
15/12/2023 Bradford Live has announced that it will be opening its doors for its launch season in autumn 2024. |
£240m venue launches with Danny Boyle extravaganza
19/10/2023 Four years late and significantly over budget, a new cultural arena opened in Manchester yesterday with an immersive performance directed by Danny Boyle. |
Restoration of ‘pipes fit for a queen’ underway
04/09/2023 The historic decorative pipes of the organ in Leeds Town Hall, which were seen by Queen Victoria in 1858, are being restored to their original design. |
Dartfort BC unveils Rolling Stones statues
10/08/2023 Visitors to Dartford will now be greeted by a bronze statues celebrating the borough’s most famous rock legends, Sir Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. |
Eurovision and the importance of culture
04/07/2023 Claire McColgan, director of Culture Liverpool, discusses the role of culture in place making, the topic of her talk today at the LGA annual conference. |
Rapping returning officer drops voter ID track
14/04/2023 South Norfolk Council has dropped a new rap video to remind residents to take photo ID with them when they vote in the upcoming local elections. |
Liverpool and Glasgow final contenders to host Eurovision
28/09/2022 Liverpool and Glasgow councils have welcomed the announcement that both cities are the remaining two contenders to host Eurovision 2023. |
Music venues first recipients of £1.57bn recovery fund
24/08/2020 Grassroots music venues across England are the first recipients of the Government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund, the culture secretary has announced. |
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Whitehall promises £85m ‘culture boost’ after decade of school cuts
03/01/2020 The Government has committed to investing millions of pounds into film, dance, theatre and design lessons and facilities for secondary school children. |
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MSPs urge councils to provide free music lessons
22/01/2019 Local authorities have been urged not to charge for music tuition in schools, in a new report published by MSPs. |
