How to Fix Local Roads: Sustainable Road Maintenance Solutions for Local Government
Explore expert insights on sustainable road maintenance and pothole repair, and learn how local government can fix the road network with proactive strategies.
Councils urged to ‘contextualise’ employment support
01/07/2025 Employment support funding must address regional inequalities that perpetuate ‘worklessness’, think tank says. |
Rough sleeping rates surge by 63% over a decade
30/06/2025 Rough sleeping rates in London reached a peak between April 2024 and March 2025, research reveals. |
Reform-led council plans to ‘scrutinise every penny’
30/06/2025 Reform UK council leader announces Lincolnshire County Council needs to rethink its service delivery to ensure sufficient savings. |
Fraud cases cost council £2.7m last year
30/06/2025 Stoke-on-Trent City Council has revealed 108 cases of fraud were perpetrated against the local authority last year. |
Teenage Reform leader says he should be judged on his record
30/06/2025 Eighteen-year-old Reform UK council leader assures residents his ‘track record is pretty good.’ |
Ipswich BC confirms pioneering digital heritage project
27/06/2025 Ipswich Borough Council is rolling out a digital binocular scheme to celebrate local heritage sites. |
Call for proactive social care to support pensioners
27/06/2025 Researchers have recommended proactive social care to support pensioners’ ‘right[s] to live and age well’. |
Theme park could benefit from £500m boost
26/06/2025 The Government has reportedly secured a £500m infrastructure investment to support a new Universal theme park in Bedford. |
Reform council leader resigns leaving teenager in charge
26/06/2025 A Reform UK councillor has stepped down from his role as Warwickshire County Council leader due to health challenges, leaving 18-year-old deputy in charge. |
Reform-led council to bring social housing in-house
25/06/2025 West Northamptonshire Council's cabinet has voted to bring back in-house the management of 11,500 social homes. |
Reorganisation could wipe out 90% of councillors
25/06/2025 Local government reorganisation could result in the loss of nine-in-10 councillors and threaten local democracy, according to the think tank Localis. |
Safeguarding warnings about ‘cross-border' taxi licensing
24/06/2025 Council leaders have voiced fears about taxi ‘loopholes’ enabling drivers to operate in areas miles away from licensing authorities. |
Waverley BC demands ‘fairer’ local infrastructure rules
24/06/2025 Waverley Borough Council has called for ‘clearer’ and ‘fairer’ legislation around the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). |
Oxford congestion charge consultation goes live
24/06/2025 Oxfordshire County Council yesterday launched a six-week public consultation on temporary congestion charge proposals. |
Landlords take council to court over licensing fees
23/06/2025 A legal case has been filed against Leicester City Council following a dispute about landlord fees. |
Chinese embassy plans supported by Planning Inspectorate
23/06/2025 Plans for a new Chinese embassy development at the Royal Mint Court have been backed by the Planning Inspectorate. |
Motorhome tourism could boost local economies, says lobby group
23/06/2025 A lobby group has called on councils to increase motorhome and overnight parking facilities. |
Union gains influx of members from Reform-run councils
20/06/2025 Membership rates for Unison trade union have increased by 205% across Reform-run councils. |
Cambridgeshire asks residents for reorganisation views
20/06/2025 A local government reorganisation survey was yesterday launched for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough residents. |
New social housing criteria to support vulnerable groups
20/06/2025 A change in housing rules is set to improve access to social housing for care leavers under 25 and domestic abuse survivors. |
