Addressing regional inequalities
Andrew Borland, Chief Innovation Officer at the Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC), University of Liverpool discusses the importance of levelling up for growth.
NILGA welcomes chance of return to Stormont rule
31/01/2024 Local government in Northern Ireland has welcomed the news of a possible return to rule at Stormont. |
Council websites referred to equality watchdogs
30/10/2023 Some 56 local government websites have been referred to equality watchdogs in the last year. |
Council staff at Newry, Mourne and Down commence industrial action
17/07/2023 Staff at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, one of Northern Ireland’s largest local authorities, commenced industrial action today (17 July). |
Northern Ireland’s councils demand ‘more respect’ from Government
30/05/2023 Northern Ireland’s councils have demanded ‘more respect’ from central Government but are wary of becoming dependent on a financial settlement. |
Sinn Fein becomes largest party of Northern Ireland local government
22/05/2023 Sinn Fein has become the largest party in Northern Ireland local government for the first time after securing 144 seats in the latest polls. |
Northern Ireland branded 'inert' as councils go to polls
18/05/2023 With Northern Ireland's local elections today the region has been branded ‘uncompetitive’ and in need of localised public services due to Stormont stalemate. |
Council chiefs in Northern Ireland warn of intimidation
17/05/2023 Council leaders in Northern Ireland have raised concerns about the abuse and intimidation of candidates in this year’s local council election campaign. |
'Widespread industrial action' warning
10/05/2023 Unite has warned the Scottish Government and employers there ‘could be widespread industrial action’ without a ‘significant increase’ to the current pay offer. |
Labour outlines huge devolution push
05/12/2022 Labour proposes removing ‘dead hand of centralisation’ by devolving to local government wide-ranging powers over employment, growth, transport and education. |
Funding request to rescue inflation-hit City Deal
30/11/2022 Derry City & Strabane DC is to request more funding to back its £250m City Deal as inflation threatens to force planned projects to be scaled back. |
Council calls for removal of child sex abuse councillor
13/09/2022 Derry City and Strabane councils contacted the NI Electoral Office yesterday to discuss the disqualification of a councillor convicted of child sex abuse. |
'Fierce resistance' to threatened strike clampdown
06/09/2022 Any attempt by new Prime Minister Liz Truss to outlaw strikes will be met with ‘fierce resistance,’ trade union Unite has warned. |
NI councils welcome funding for greenway and active travel schemes
07/07/2022 Councils in Northern Ireland have been urged to apply for funding to deliver greenways and active travel schemes. |
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’. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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.
