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Council forgoes lake ownership following algae issues

21/07/2025

A council has handed over its lease on a lake after ‘toxic blue-green algae’ is found in the water.

Councils benefit from £15m boost for nature schemes

18/07/2025

Councils are to receive £15m funding to enrich green areas in towns and cities.

Council issues order to protect remains of ancient oak

16/04/2025

Enfield Council has issued an emergency preservation order to protect what remains of a 500-year-old oak tree that was partially felled by a pub chain.

Councils urged to take action on nature recovery

05/03/2025

As few as one in 10 councils have a plan for nature recovery despite the UK being one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world, Woodland Trust says.

Biodiversity Net Gain ‘failing to deliver’

06/02/2025

A lack of ambition on Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) has left the scheme failing to deliver, according to new research.

Council gives away 30,000 trees in a day

02/12/2024

Leicestershire County Council gave away 30,400 trees in a day last week as part of plans to boost planting.

Councils get £47m for new homes stalled by nutrient neutrality rules

07/11/2024

Seven areas in England will benefit from a share of £45m to ‘unblock’ new housing developments that have been stalled by rules on nutrient neutrality.

Lincolnshire residents warned not to disturb seals

07/11/2024

North East Lincolnshire Council has urged residents not to approach seals on the beach over the coming weeks.

Yorkshire Wolds proposed as new outstanding beauty spot

09/10/2024

Plans have been put forward to designate part of the Yorkshire Wolds as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

Council buys land to plant 25,000 trees

06/08/2024

A Devon council has bought 65 acres of land to develop a ‘community woodland’.

Council faces legal challenge over poultry unit

15/07/2024

A legal challenge has been launched over Shropshire Council’s decision to grant planning permission for a major intensive poultry unit.

Work on Brighton rainscape gets under way

28/06/2024

Preparation work for a rainscape wetland area at a nature reserve near Brighton got under way this week.

Bid to tackle UK’s second most polluted river

19/06/2024

Councillors in Calderdale will devise a plan to clean up the UK’s second most polluted waterway.

Survey reveals support for biodiversity scheme

10/01/2024

Most people in Britain support an upcoming requirement for developers to invest in improving local habitats, a survey has revealed.

Climate change ‘biggest threat’ to heritage

20/11/2023

The future of the coastline, countryside and historic buildings protected by the National Trust will be threatened by extreme weather without urgent and large-scale action, a report has found.

Country park renamed in honour of late Queen

02/10/2023

A Lincolnshire country park has been renamed The Queen Elizabeth Memorial Lincolnshire Coastal Country Park as a mark of respect for the late monarch.

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LGOF: Will it work?

Dr Jonathan Carr-West, LGIU, discusses the Local Government Outcomes Framework (LGOF), the latest instalment in the history of local government accountability.
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