Rainbow coalitions form as more councils fall under NOC
20/05/2026 Attempts are being made to form rainbow coalitions around the country after more councils ended up in no overall control following the elections. |
LGA publishes guide to help councils attract private investment
20/05/2026 Councils have been handed a new toolkit to help them secure private investment and drive local growth. |
SEND reforms at risk as pupils cluster in minority of schools
20/05/2026 Government ambitions to make mainstream schools more inclusive risk falling short unless the uneven distribution of pupils with SEND is tackled, study finds. |
Reform-controlled Essex CC launches reorganisation legal challenge
19/05/2026 Essex County Council has begun legal proceedings against the Government over its local government reorganisation proposals, the leader-elect has confirmed. |
Most school leaders say SEND reforms will increase workload, survey finds
19/05/2026 Nine in 10 school leaders believe the Government's proposed special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms will add to workload, poll finds. |
RIBA calls for introduction of city architects to tackle housing crisis
19/05/2026 City architects should be introduced across England to help unlock millions of pounds in economic value and hundreds of new homes, RIBA report says. |
Reform UK to nominate new CCN chair
18/05/2026 The County Councils Network (CCN) has announced that the Reform UK Group is to nominate the new chair of the network. |
Labour retains position as largest group on LGA
14/05/2026 The LGA has published its updated political proportionality following the local elections, with Labour retaining its position as the largest group. |
Reform UK unlikely to enter 'formal coalitions' on councils
14/05/2026 Reform UK is unlikely to join ‘formal coalitions' to run councils, a leading party figure has told The MJ. |
Watchdog finds only 64% of waste sites compliant
14/05/2026 A watchdog has found that only 64% of waste sites can be confirmed compliant under what it characterises as a ‘flawed’ Environment Agency inspection regime. |
Exclusive: District disaggregation requires 'properly thought through plan'
13/05/2026 A ‘thought through plan' with realistic timescales is needed if ministers are to press ahead with creating unitaries on non-district boundaries, experts warn. |
Regulator hands Islington Council C3 grade over serious housing failings
13/05/2026 Islington Council has been given a C3 grade by the RSH following an inspection that identified serious failings in the management of its housing stock. |
Government launches twin Sussex reorganisation consultations
13/05/2026 The Government has launched two separate consultations on modified proposals for local government reorganisation in Sussex. |
Volunteer wardens assemble to fix local roads
12/05/2026 A community scheme has been launched by Shropshire Council to enhance local road maintenance efforts. |
Devo minister resigns
12/05/2026 Junior devolution minister Miatta Fahnbulleh has resigned and urged PM Keir Starmer to ‘do the right thing' and ‘set a timetable for an orderly transition'. |
Westminster creates first-ever cabinet enforcement role to tackle anti-social behaviour
11/05/2026 Westminster City Council has created a new senior cabinet position focused on keeping the city's streets safe, in what it says is a first for the authority. |
Reform councillor believed to have stood down following allegations
11/05/2026 A Reform UK councillor is believed to have already resigned following his election last Thursday. |
Voting system producing 'wildly unrepresentative' results, campaigners say
11/05/2026 Last week’s council elections have thrown the distortions of the First Past the Post voting system into sharp relief, the Electoral Reform Society argue. |
New Councillors, Same Pressures: IFS warns councils face unchanged funding challenges
11/05/2026 New councillors elected last week inherits a local government finance picture that is deeply constrained – and unlikely to improve quickly, IFS warns. |
Animal rights activists call for council to rename 'Chicken Roundabout'
11/05/2026 Animal rights activists have written to Norfolk County Council requesting that a locally famous 'Chicken Roundabout' be renamed 'Save the Chickens Roundabout'. |
Votes disqualified in Oldham after ballot paper error
08/05/2026 At least 15 local election votes have been disqualified in Oldham after a council printing error saw the wrong candidates listed on ballot papers. |
Former Big Brother star wins council seat for Reform
08/05/2026 A former Big Brother housemate has been elected to a council seat in east London as Reform UK swept to a landslide victory in the borough of Havering. |
Half of teenagers uncertain about voting, Children's Commissioner warns
08/05/2026 Half of 13 to 17-year-olds either do not know which political party they would support at the next election or whether they would vote, new polling finds. |
Reform UK ousts Derbyshire deputy council leader in secret ballot
08/05/2026 Derbyshire County Council's Reform UK group has removed its deputy leader following a secret ballot of the party's councillors. |
North Yorkshire Tory leadership vote abandoned after chaotic meeting
08/05/2026 A meeting to decide the future leadership of North Yorkshire Council's Conservative group ended without a vote after descending into disagreement and distress. |
85,000 homelessness cases linked to relationship breakdown
07/05/2026 More than 85,000 homelessness applications across England and Wales between 2020 and 2025 were linked to relationship breakdown, according to new research. |
Council turns to beavers to combat flooding
06/05/2026 Leicestershire County Council is considering bringing back beavers to help mitigate flood risk. |
Leicester celebrates Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday
05/05/2026 Leicester is marking Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday by celebrating the deep ties between the national treasure and the city that helped shape him. |
Reform-led Lancs council to pull out of refugee resettlement scheme
05/05/2026 Reform-led Lancashire County Council could become the first UK council to withdraw from the Government’s refugee resettlement scheme. |
West Northants considers social housing policy shakeup
01/05/2026 West Northamptonshire Council is considering changing the criteria for its social housing allocation scheme following a surge in applications. |
WWII bomb discovered on Plymouth building site
01/05/2026 A World War Two unexploded bomb discovered on a building site in Plymouth is being made safe this morning after specialists began a controlled explosion. |
Leeds City Council suffers huge fuel theft as Middle East conflict continues
30/04/2026 Leeds City Council has had 12,000 litres of fuel for its fleet of vehicles stolen as prices rise with continued conflict in the Middle East. |
High street heatmap reveals 'dodgy shop' hotspots
30/04/2026 Birmingham, Liverpool and London top a new national heatmap of high street hotspots for organised crime. |
School absence fines postcode lottery despite national standards, research finds
30/04/2026 School absence fines remain inconsistently applied, despite the introduction of a National Framework intended to standardise enforcement, study finds. |
Freeze on energy bills confirmed for Byker Wall homeowners
30/04/2026 Energy bills for residents of a Newcastle housing estate have been frozen by the council. |
New Ofsted framework 'penalises inclusive schools', analysis finds
30/04/2026 Ofsted inspections disproportionately disadvantages schools serving deprived communities and those educating higher numbers of pupils with SEND, union says. |
Barnet Council responds to antisemitic terrorist attack
30/04/2026 Barnet Council's chief executive has condemned the stabbing of two people in Golders Green as a senseless antisemitic attack on the Jewish community. |
Council clamps down on free restaurant lifts
30/04/2026 A council has put a stop to a restaurant offering free lifts to customers without a licence. |
Call for more scrutiny around PSPOs
29/04/2026 Councils are using public space orders to ban everyday activities, research has found. |
Call for evidence into antisemitism in schools
29/04/2026 An independent review into antisemitism in schools and colleges in England has launched a call for evidence. |
Bristol potholes complaints up 700%
29/04/2026 Bristol City Council has faced criticism after pothole complaints rose 700%, with repair times exceeding targets. |
East Hampshire DC praised as 'well-run' in review
28/04/2026 East Hampshire District Council (EHDC) has been praised following a year-long Corporate Peer Challenge review into its operations. |
Government confirms Right to Buy overhaul
28/04/2026 The Government has confirmed sweeping reforms to Right to Buy, tightening eligibility rules and reducing discounts in a bid to protect social housing stock. |
Voters blame Government for pub closures, new survey finds
27/04/2026 The public holds the Government responsible for pub closures, with half of voters blaming either national or local government when a local shuts its doors. |
Nature recovery strategy launched for Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin
27/04/2026 A landmark plan to restore wildlife and habitats across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin has been published. |
Ipswich taxi drivers face immediate licence suspension
24/04/2026 Ipswich Borough Council has suspended the licences of two taxi drivers due to their failure to submit the correct documentation. |
Council apologises to Millwall FC over KKK booklet
24/04/2026 Westminster City Council has apologised to Millwall FC after the club's badge was featured on an image of a Ku Klux Klan robe in an educational booklet. |
Unite announces rally against cross-border hiring
23/04/2026 Taxi drivers in Leeds are to assemble this weekend to take a stand against cross-border hiring. |
Greens unveil three-point plan to save high streets
23/04/2026 The Green Party has announced a new policy platform aimed at reviving high streets, including using council powers to bring empty shops back into public use. |
Post-war housing estates blocking city growth, think tank warns
23/04/2026 Britain's largest cities are being held back economically by sprawling low-rise neighbourhoods built in the post-war decades, a leading think tank has warned. |
Key Cities dominate UK's fastest-growing online presence rankings
BCP Council urges Government to get tough on illegal parking
School nursery plan faces 'reality check', report warns
Green space trumps building design in public's housing wish list
