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Rugby workers will be latest to strike 25/04/2022 Refuse, recycling and street cleansing workers at Rugby BC are among the council employees who will walk out on strike this week.
Government unveils £2.6bn UK Shared Prosperity Fund 13/04/2022 The Scottish Government has said it has been short-changed by its allocation of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Care home closed after children revealed to be ‘at risk’ 15/03/2022 A care home in Northern Ireland has been criticised after an inspection revealed that vulnerable children were ‘at risk’.
Week-long strike over pay to hit local government sector 08/03/2022 Council workers are expected to strike for a week this month in the first coordinated industrial action to hit the sector in a decade.
Northern Irish councils in devolution call 24/11/2021 The sector is pressing for increased powers to help the country to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
EXCLUSIVE: Employers dig in as they refuse to reopen pay talks 19/10/2021 Council employers have dug in to defend their ‘full and final’ pay offer despite warnings that months of disruption could lie ahead.
Disruption warning as unions ask for pay talks to resume 15/10/2021 Unions have urged council employers to return to the negotiating table with an improved pay offer amid warnings that months of disruption could lie ahead.
Unison warns of strike action over council pay 04/10/2021 Trade union Unison has warned of future strike action unless local government employers improve their pay offer.
Queen's Speech: Controversial voter ID plans roll forward 11/05/2021 Voter ID is expected to be introduced by May 2023 after the Government pledged to introduce legislation to ‘ensure the integrity of elections’.
No simple north-south divide, says report 19/04/2021 There is no simple north-south divide, a new report by Legal and General (L&G) has argued.
Employers branded a 'disgrace' over council pay delay 26/02/2021 Council employers have been branded a ‘disgrace’ after they said they would not respond to a union pay claim until after the May 6 elections.
Coronavirus has turned 'financial cracks into craters' 18/06/2020 The new president of the Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA) has warned that coronavirus has turned ‘financial cracks into craters’.
Funding boost brings 'hope' for councils, says NILGA 19/05/2020 A £20.3m funding boost to local authorities has given ‘hope’ to the councils and their partners, leaders have said.
Budget 2020: New West Yorkshire mayor announced 11/03/2020 A new directly-elected West Yorkshire mayor has been announced with the Government signing a new devolution deal amid plans to ‘level up’ the UK economy.
NI council chiefs call for investment to ‘unlock potential of local government' 13/01/2020 Local authority leaders in Northern Ireland have welcomed the draft deal which is set to restore the executive at Stormont and have called for more devolution to the local level.
New group to lobby for further devolution to Northern Ireland councils 01/10/2019 A new group to lobby for greater resources and devolution for councils in Northern Ireland has been set up.
Virtual reality used to help people with learning disabilities vote 09/04/2019 The Northern Ireland branch of Mencap is using virtual reality to support people with learning disabilities to vote in the upcoming local elections.
NILGA: Give councils the power to change Northern Ireland 11/02/2019 The Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA) has called for the role of councils to be formally reviewed and strengthened after the elections in May, giving greater decision making powers to local people and places.
Northern Irish councils call for further devolution 21/06/2018 The time is now right to extend the responsibilities of local government in Northern Ireland through greater devolution from Stormont, a new report said today.
Local government figures celebrated in Queen's birthday honours 11/06/2018 The former interim chief executive of Birmingham City Council, Stella Manzie, has been made a Dame in the Queen’s birthday honours for services to local government.

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