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Reform council backs county unitary

15/10/2025

Reform-led Warwickshire CC has backed a plan for a county unitary and a bid to join the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).

EXCLUSIVE: Food waste new burdens assessment still not completed

09/10/2025

Whitehall has yet to complete a new burdens assessment for introducing separate food waste collections with six months until the policy has to be implemented.

Experts' warning over Exceptional Financial Support

07/10/2025

Council finance experts urged the Government to ensure Exceptional Financial Support remains temporary and does not become ‘embedded in the public sector'.

EXCLUSIVE: Councils warn of 'devastating' axing of net zero fund

07/10/2025

Councils have warned of the ‘devastating' impact after the Government failed to commit further investment in a fund viewed as key to net zero plans.

Reform council announces 'once-in-a-generation' budget review

06/10/2025

The Reform UK leader of Leicestershire CC has announced a ‘once-in-a-generation' external review of its £616m yearly budget.

Government axes cohesion fund

30/09/2025

The Government has insisted it is ‘absolutely committed to bridging the divides between our communities' despite axing a cohesion fund.

Pension funds urged to engage with pools ahead of law change

26/09/2025

LGPS funds should engage with their pools now ahead of changes from the Pensions Schemes Bill passing into law, consultancy urges.

EXCLUSIVE SURVEY: 'Women are being failed'

18/09/2025

One in 10 local authority female staff have experienced inappropriate touching by a manager, a landmark sexual harassment survey by Unite has found.

Ministers axe elections holiday compensation

18/09/2025

Ministers have decided the Government will no longer reimburse electoral services staff if a late-notice General Election means they have to cancel holidays.

Portsmouth expected to reject reorganisation

18/09/2025

Portsmouth City Council is expected to formally reject local government reorganisation at a meeting next week, telling ministers to leave the authority alone.

EXCLUSIVE: Judicial review threat for food waste laggards

16/09/2025

English councils that fail to offer separate food waste collections to all homes from April could face judicial review, a Whitehall insider has warned.

Council leader calls for vital funding reforms

15/09/2025

The leader of Barnsley Council has highlighted the urgency of delivering funding reforms to Red Wall areas.

Section 114 notice warning for Halton

12/09/2025

Halton BC may be forced to issue a section 114 notice if the council fails to bring its spending under control, senior councillors have been warned.

Reform council chief announces retirement plans

11/09/2025

Lincolnshire CC's chief executive officer, Debbie Barnes, has announced her plans to retire after 19 years at the authority, including five at the helm.

Fire and rehire ban 'burned out shell'

08/09/2025

Union Unite has described the Government's commitment to ban the practice of fire and rehiring workers as ‘now nothing more than a burned out shell'.

Council buys rail transport operator

26/08/2025

Dudley Council has bought the operators of Coventry's fledgling rail transport system.

Kent reassurance after staff DOGE concerns

22/08/2025

Reform-run Kent CC (KCC) has reassured employees that any decisions to share data with the party’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will be ‘lawful, reasonable and proportionate’.

Farage: Put pressure on councils to follow Epping Forest

20/08/2025

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has urged people to 'put pressure' on councils to go to court after a High Court ruling.

Council wins temporary injunction over asylum hotel

19/08/2025

Asylum seekers are to be removed from an Essex hotel that has became the focus of protests this summer.

Reform UK: LGA must show its value to councils

15/08/2025

Reform UK will review its decision to have a group at the LGA after spending time judging the organisation's worth, the party's group leader has said.

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