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Report finds fall in provision of long-term care

28/02/2025

Councils provided long-term care to fewer people last year than they did a decade ago, according to a new report.

Local plans ‘overhaul’ announced

28/02/2025

The Government has announced an ‘overhaul’ of the local plan process in a bid to speed up development.

Number of rough sleepers up by a fifth

28/02/2025

The number of people rough sleeping in England has increased by a fifth in a year, according to new government figures.

Call to scrap ringfence in homelessness funding

27/02/2025

The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged the Government to scrap a new ringfence within the homelessness prevention grant.

Tameside children waiting too long for care reviews

27/02/2025

Tameside Council is taking too long to review children’s education, health and care (EHC) plans, an investigation has found.

Lack of staff and funding hinder AI progress

26/02/2025

County councils have warned that insufficient staff capacity and training and a lack of funding are hindering the roll-out of artificial intelligence (AI).

New rules at district after ‘inappropriate behaviour’

26/02/2025

Teignbridge District Council has agreed to adopt a ‘zero-tolerance’ approach to swearing and abusive behaviour after auditors criticised the behaviour of some members.

New funding for local government to tackle digital exclusion

26/02/2025

The Government has announced that new funding will be available to help local and combined authorities to tackle digital exclusion.

Leicester to build 53 council homes on derelict school site

24/02/2025

Work is set to begin on the construction of 53 council homes at a derelict school site in Leicester.

Councillor quits after tax arrears revealed

24/02/2025

A Lancashire councillor has resigned after it was revealed he owed almost £4,000 in council tax.

Investigations into Godstone sinkhole delayed

24/02/2025

Authorities have delayed investigations into the cause of a huge sinkhole in a Surrey village, citing safety concerns.

Car driven into council officer outside school

20/02/2025

Police have joined local authority staff on school parking patrols in a Kent borough after a car was ‘driven deliberately’ into a council officer.

Brighton ditches electric buses for diesel

20/02/2025

Brighton and Hove City Council, which has pledged that the region will be carbon neutral by 20230, has ditched electric buses in favour of diesel power.

Landlord fined after 18 people found in three-bed house

20/02/2025

A landlord has been ordered to pay £37,000 after Barnet Council inspectors found 18 people, including children, sharing a home in Edgware.

Council to stop using X

20/02/2025

Southampton City Council has announced it will no longer post on X, formerly known as Twitter, in a decision it said was ‘fundamentally about values’.

Councillor barred from budget vote over unpaid tax

20/02/2025

A borough councillor in Lancashire owes almost £4,000 in council tax, making him unable to vote on the authority’s budget.

Call for ministers to step in over Birmingham strikes

20/02/2025

Britain’s largest union has called on ministers to intervene amid ongoing industrial action by refuse workers in Birmingham.

Government announces 10-year study on youth vaping

19/02/2025

A £62m research project will provide ‘the most detailed picture yet’ of the the long-term health effects of vaping on children, ministers have announced.

End of statutory override could leave half of councils insolvent

19/02/2025

More than half of unitary and upper tier councils could be unable to balance their books when the statutory override for special needs spending expires, a survey has found.

Major incident declared after sinkhole appears in Surrey

19/02/2025

Agencies have declared a major incident after a sinkhole appeared in a Surrey village, forcing residents to evacuate their homes.

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