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West Midlands Mayor threatened while canvassing in Coventry
5/7/2026 The Mayor of the West Midlands has described being threatened and followed by a member of the public while out canvassing in Coventry. |
WWII bomb discovered in park
3/6/2026 A section of Apex Park in Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge has been cordoned off after suspected unexploded ordnance from WWII was uncovered during works. |
Weapons seized in Manchester Central Mosque incident
2/26/2026 Local leaders in Manchester have expressed ‘deep concern’ after two men carrying a bag containing weapons walked into Manchester Central Mosque. |
MPs urge reform of local decision-making after fan ban review
2/23/2026 MPs have raised concerns over the use of AI and information-sharing in local decision-making following last year’s ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv FC fans. |
Cotton piles pressure on West Midlands Police chief to stand down
1/15/2026 Birmingham City Council’s Labour leader John Cotton has called for the chief constable of West Midlands Police, Craig Guildford, to stand down. |
Police probing suspected fraud and money laundering by former council worker
12/17/2025 Allegations of suspected fraud and money laundering by a former employee of Tower Hamlets Council are being investigated by the police. |
Councillors ‘violently intimidated and pelted with eggs’ at refugee debate
12/12/2025 Councillors at Swale Borough Council were threatened and pelted with eggs by balaclava wearing protesters from the public gallery as they debated whether to recognise the area as a place of sanctuary for refugees and asylum seekers. |
Council urges locals to help police investigate museum theft
12/12/2025 Bristol City Council has called for the public’s help in identifying people who may have been connected to a ‘high-value burglary’ of museum artefacts. |
Labrador leads officers during contraband search
11/21/2025 A local ‘dog detective’ has helped Westminster City Council expose illegal cigarettes valued at over £8000. |
Facial Recognition: Balancing safety, privacy, and trust in local communities
11/13/2025 Tony Oliver, Head of Physical Security, North, explores how facial recognition technology can help local authorities enhance public safety. |
GPS scheme to drive EV cable theft clampdown
10/6/2025 Electric vehicle users are to benefit from GPS tracking systems to help minimise theft across local areas. |
Mayor condemns ‘vile’ attack on synagogue
10/2/2025 Two people have died and three members of the public are in a serious condition after an attack on a synagogue in Manchester. |
Ombudsman slams council over safeguarding backlog
10/2/2025 The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has exposed a major safeguarding failure in Haringey, as hundreds of police welfare reports go unread. |
Council and MP condemn attack on asylum hotel
9/29/2025 Islington Council leader and Emily Thornberry MP have issued a joint condemnation following an attack at at a hotel housing asylum seekers. |
Council leader resigns after embezzlement charge
9/23/2025 The leader of Perth and Kinross Council has stepped down after being charged with embezzlement. |
Ex-Labour councillor charged in ‘honeytrap’ case
9/18/2025 A former Labour councillor has been charged with blackmail and communications offences following a probe into the Westminster ‘honeytrap’ scandal. |
Epping Forest councillors urge Government to close asylum hotel
7/25/2025 Councillors in Epping Forest have voted unanimously to call on the Government to ‘immediately and permanently’ close a hotel to asylum seekers after a series of violent protests at the site. |
Fears over lack of teeth behind mandatory reporting duty
7/14/2025 Government plans to make it a mandatory duty to report child sexual abuse need to be backed up with an effective deterrent, human rights committee has said. |
Anti-social behaviour hotspots identified
7/14/2025 Thirty-two town centre and high street locations across London have been identified as hotspots for anti-social behaviour, theft and street crime. |
Liverpool parade crash casts ‘dark shadow’, council leader says
5/27/2025 Liverpool City Council leader has paid tribute to the emergency services after a car hit pedestrians in the city centre during Premier League victory parade. |
Police to deal with antisocial behaviour complaints
4/14/2025 Police forces in England and Wales are now required to respond to antisocial behaviour complaints within 72 hours. |
Man charged in funeral home fraud case
4/3/2025 A 47-year-old man has been charged by Humberside Police in connection with a fraud case at a Yorkshire funeral home. |
Car driven into council officer outside school
2/20/2025 Police have joined local authority staff on school parking patrols in a Kent borough after a car was ‘driven deliberately’ into a council officer. |
Government seeks Prevent programme 'answers' after Southport attack
1/21/2025 Reforms to Prevent are to be unveiled this week ahead of a public inquiry looking at why it failed to stop last year's fatal Southport knife attack. |
Former council chief charged after Just Stop Oil protest
1/14/2025 A former council chief executive is one of two Just Stop Oil protesters charged with criminal damage after powdered paint was sprayed on Charles Darwin’s grave yesterday. |
Tory group leader quits party after police called to town hall
1/3/2025 The Conservative group leader of Oldham Council has resigned from the party after police were called amid a row at a town hall meeting. |
Thousands tricked by fireworks hoax despite council warning
1/2/2025 Thousands of people flocked to central Birmingham on New Year’s Eve after false claims circulated online that there would be a fireworks display at midnight. |
Police called amid row at town hall
12/19/2024 Police officers were called to Oldham Council on Wednesday after a meeting was suspended when a row broke out. |
Police called after council staff threatened
12/11/2024 Derby City Council has restricted access to its headquarters after staff received ‘malicious communications’ over the phone. |
Leader resigns after ‘inappropriate behaviour’ reported to police
12/9/2024 The City of Edinburgh Council’s leader has resigned after Police Scotland revealed it was investigating a report of ‘inappropriate behaviour’. |
Council staff arrested as police investigate corruption
12/6/2024 Four members of staff at Leeds City Council have been arrested on suspicion of bribery offences. |
Police take 'no further action' against Croydon officers
12/5/2024 Police have decided to ‘take no further action at this stage' against former Croydon LBC officers who were investigated for potential misconduct in public office. |
Social worker safety put at risk by policy changes
12/3/2024 Policy changes reducing police presence at mental health incidents are putting the safety of social workers at risk, a charity and university have warned. |
Art stolen from £1m sculpture trail
12/2/2024 Artwork from a public sculpture installation outside Wakefield Council’s headquarters has been stolen. |
Woking contacts police following auditor report
11/28/2024 Woking BC has contacted the police after an auditor's report found officers failure to ensure its finance and business was managed ‘prudently or lawfully'. |
Councils set for new anti-social behaviour powers
11/22/2024 Police and councils will be able to put ‘tough restrictions’ on perpetrators of anti-social behaviour under new powers announced by the home secretary today. |
Select committee member loses Labour whip as police investigate
10/28/2024 A Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee member has lost the Labour whip after a video emerged appearing to show him punching a man. |
Council destroys belongings of missing tenant
10/25/2024 East Riding of Yorkshire Council destroyed the belongings of an elderly tenant who went missing after banning his family from entering his flat. |
Finance officer jailed for £1m theft
10/3/2024 An ex-finance officer at Gedling Borough Council has been jailed for five years after he stole almost £1m to fund a gambling addiction. |
Ex-councillor jailed for ‘voyeurism on vast scale’
9/30/2024 A former councillor who filmed 28 women in bathrooms and bedrooms using hidden cameras over a 15-year period has been jailed for six years and two months. |
East Suffolk pledges to tackle abuse
9/27/2024 East Suffolk Council has committed to challenging the abuse or intimidation of its members and officers. |
Labour to take ‘zero tolerance’ approach to anti-social behaviour
9/24/2024 Labour plans to introduce ‘zero tolerance’ zones in city and town centres to combat anti-social behaviour, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced. |
Councils granted new powers to tackle domestic abuse
9/20/2024 Local authorities are to be granted more powers to prevent domestic abusers from making contact with their victims, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announces. |
‘Little meaningful progress’ made in tackling anti-social behaviour
9/9/2024 Little progress has been made in improving the responses of councils and other agencies to complaints of anti-social behaviour, Victims' Commissioner says. |
Police defend TV show role after council criticism
9/6/2024 Bedfordshire Police has defended its involvement in television programme 24 Hours in Police Custody after a council urged the force to drop out of the show. |
Mayors asked to take lead in drive against extremism
9/5/2024 Local political leaders have been asked to spearhead efforts to tackle extremism and foster greater community cohesion following a summer of disorder. |
Council leaders call for a voice on Cobra
8/12/2024 Local government representation on Cobra, the committee for dealing with national emergencies, is essential, council leaders say after last week’s riots. |
Councillor charged with encouraging violent disorder
8/9/2024 A Dartford councillor has been charged with encouraging violent disorder after he was filmed addressing a crowd at a London demonstration on Wednesday. |
Councillor arrested over protest remarks
8/9/2024 A councillor has been arrested on suspicion of encouraging murder after comments at a counter-protest in London this week. |
Councils praise community spirit after peaceful protests
8/8/2024 Local authorities and police have praised the community spirit of counter-protestors who gathered across England yesterday following recent violent disorder. |
Liverpool ‘overwhelmed’ as £180,000 raised for vandalised library
8/7/2024 An ‘outpouring of support’ has been welcomed by Liverpool City Council in the wake of an arson attack on a local library and community hub. |
Council to support businesses after racist attacks
8/6/2024 Belfast City Council has agreed to financially assist business owners struck by ‘racist criminal attacks’ during disorder at the weekend. |
Council leader: Attack on asylum hotel ‘confirms worst fears’ about disorder
8/5/2024 The leader of Rotherham council said an attempt to set fire to a hotel housing asylum seekers had ‘confirmed our worst fears’ about the nature of recent disorder across the country. |
EDL faces ban after riots in English cities
8/1/2024 Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is said to be considering banning the English Defence League after rioting in several English cities in the wake of the murder of three girls in Southport. |
Rotheram: Mindless violence distracts from delivering justice
7/31/2024 Local government leaders have condemned violent protests that broke out after three girls were killed in a knife attack. |
Three arrested in connection with crematorium scandal
7/30/2024 Three people have been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and fraud by false representation in an investigation into the disposal of ashes. |
Old Bailey jury clears former chief of rape
7/25/2024 Ex-Harrow LBC chief Michael Lockwood has been cleared of raping and molesting two 14-year-old girls 40 years ago. |
Council launches ‘urgent review’ after Harehills riot
7/22/2024 Leeds City Council has launched an ‘urgent review’ of the case that saw children removed from a family and put into care after riots broke out last week. |
Council introduces DBS checks for members
7/11/2024 West Northamptonshire Council will require all members to receive Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. |
Police meet families about ashes found at funeral home
7/1/2024 Police and council officers have met with families who were identified in relation to ashes found during an investigation at a funeral home in Hull. |
Parish council members all quit amid grass cutting dispute
6/24/2024 All members of a parish council in Cumbria have resigned after a man was criticised for cutting hedges and a grass verge. |
Council hires security after meeting disruption
6/11/2024 A town council in Norfolk has brought in a security firm to maintain order at its meetings. |
Investigation into fairground ‘malfunction’ after four injured
6/10/2024 A ‘thorough’ investigation will determine what caused a fairground ride malfunction that left four people injured at the weekend, Lambeth Council has said. |
Two Liberal Democrat campaigners arrested
6/7/2024 Two Liberal Democrat campaigners have been arrested on suspicion of election offences relating to a North Yorkshire Council by-election in March. |
Abandoned Baby Elsa in council care
6/5/2024 A DNA test has confirmed that a baby found abandoned in a shopping bag in Newham is biologically related to two other babies found in the London borough. |
London sees 400% increase in blue badge thefts
6/4/2024 A fourfold increase in the number of blue badge thefts in London is partly the result of local authority cuts, warns London Assembly Member. |
Rayner accusation after police drop probe
5/29/2024 Shadow communities secretary Angela Rayner has hit out at the Conservatives’ ‘desperate tactics’ after police said they would take no further action following an investigation. |
Council launches investigation after five-year-old dies in tower block fall
5/17/2024 Newham Council will carry out an investigation following the death of a five-year-old boy who fell from a tower block of flats in east London on Thursday. |
New police powers ‘would mean more injustices’
5/17/2024 Police are ‘completely unqualified’ to receive new powers to ban activities in public places, a campaign group has argued. |
Councillor calls police over ‘adhesive tape’ damage
5/14/2024 A town council chief has accused residents of Leigh-on-Sea of committing criminal damage with a leaflet and ‘adhesive tape’. |
Child sexual abuse review to inform new strategy
5/9/2024 Findings of a review of Walsall Safeguarding Partnership’s strategy after the largest child sexual abuse case investigated by police will now be published. |
Man arrested after councillor reports ‘threat’
4/29/2024 A man has been arrested after a Kirklees councillor told police he was the victim of threatening calls and behaviour. |
Council warns of dangerous autism ‘cure’ fraud
4/18/2024 Greenwich council has warned schools and nurseries to be on guard after learning of an individual offering ‘experimental procedures’ for autistic children. |
Rayner to be investigated by police after electoral law accusations
4/15/2024 Police have launched an investigation into whether Labour’s shadow local government secretary Angela Rayner broke electoral law a decade ago after allegations. |
LGA warning over XL Bully dogs ban
3/19/2024 Councils face a double whammy of soaring costs and declining police support as they try to enforce a ban on XL Bully dogs. |
Bodies removed from funeral home in fraud case
3/11/2024 Police have removed 34 bodies from the premises of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Yorkshire over concerns about the care of the deceased. |
LGA welcomes new police support for councillors
2/29/2024 The Local Government Association (LGA) has welcomed news that councillors will for the first time have a named police contact to help with security issues. |
Chesterfield council welcomes record drugs bust
2/26/2024 Dozens of gang members have been jailed for more than 120 years after a drugs bust in Chesterfield succeeded in disrupting nine county lines gangs. |
Council probe leads officers to ‘step back’
2/19/2024 Two senior Guildford and Waverley officers have agreed to temporarily ‘step back’ from their roles amid intensifying investigations into housing maintenance contracts. |
Call to recruit 19,000 neighbourhood officers
2/13/2024 A think-tank has urged the Government to launch a recruitment drive to boost police numbers and restore trust in neighbourhood policing. |
Council officer hands police file on £1m pay-outs
2/2/2024 A file relating to allegedly unlawful exit payments to managers at Northumberland County Council has been handed to police, Northumbria Police has confirmed. |
Worcestershire council contacted 36 times before child’s death
1/29/2024 Worcestershire County Council was contacted multiple times about the welfare of nine-year-old Alfie Steele, who was killed by his mother and her partner. |
Bronson Battersby: Review launched after toddler’s death
1/18/2024 Lincolnshire County Council has launched a review after the tragic death of two-year-old Bronson Battersby. |
Newsom report reveals Rochdale exploitation failings
1/15/2024 Failings by officials at Rochdale Council and senior police meant vulnerable girls were targeted by a child sexual abuse gang for years, report has concluded. |
Arrests over ULEZ camera explosion
12/19/2023 Two men have been arrested amid an investigation into an explosion in Sidcup that damaged a ULEZ camera and surrounding property. |
Investigation launched into ULEZ camera explosion
12/8/2023 The Metropolitan Police has launched a criminal investigation after an Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) camera in Sidcup exploded on Wednesday night. |
Vape sniffer dog uncovers £18.5k of contraband
11/27/2023 A sniffer dog has helped Lancashire County Council’s Trading Standards team uncover thousands of pounds worth of counterfeit e-cigarettes and tobacco. |
LGA responds to councillor’s ceasefire email
11/21/2023 The LGA has spoken out after a councillor threatened to name locally elected members who did not sign up to support a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza. |
Council admits hand in disposing of tents
11/15/2023 Camden Council has admitted that it was involved in the disposal of homeless people’s tents in central London last week. |
Housing minister among casualties of Sunak reshuffle
11/13/2023 The UK will have its 16th housing minister in 12 years after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s sweeping reshuffle affected the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. |
Street calls for PCC powers
11/2/2023 West Midlands mayor Andy Street has formally asked the Government to transfer police and crime commissioner (PCC) powers to the mayoralty. |
Labour to crackdown on anti-social behaviour
10/10/2023 Labour leader Keir Starmer will today promise local authorities stronger powers to tackle anti-social behaviour in town centres. |
Concern over Bristol schools’ app use to monitor children
9/22/2023 Campaign groups have accused Bristol schools who use an app to monitor pupils and their families of ‘intrusive monitoring’. |
Councillor charged over child grooming allegations
8/30/2023 A Scottish Labour councillor has been suspended from the party after he was charged over allegations of child grooming. |
Historic Crooked House bricks to remain on site
8/23/2023 The foundations of the historic Crooked House pub and the building’s bricks will remain on site as hazardous materials are removed, the council has confirmed. |
Council confirms murdered Sara Sharif was known to authorities
8/21/2023 A 10-year-old girl who was found dead in Surrey nearly two weeks ago was known to the county council. |
Local government funding system has 'broken down'
8/15/2023 The funding system for local government has ‘broken down’ and what councils currently receive from Whitehall and council tax barely reflects need, a think-tank has warned. |
Crooked House pub demolition must be ‘catalyst’ for reform
8/11/2023 The Crooked House pub demolition should lead to planning reforms to make it easier to stop ‘unscrupulous owners’ from redeveloping pubs, campaigners say. |
Police treating Crooked House pub fire as arson
8/10/2023 The police are now treating the fire at the historic Crooked House pub – ‘Britain's wonkiest pub’ – as arson. |
Investigation launched into demolition of ‘Britain's wonkiest pub’
8/9/2023 An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the demolition of the historic Crooked House pub has been launched, the local authority has said. |
