Beyond the Leisure Centre: How to make the case for active wellbeing investment
This special report from LocalGov and Alliance Leisure makes the case for repositioning council leisure provision as prevention infrastructure.
Council backs further biodiversity action
22/06/2026 Bradford Council has confirmed its aims to boost its biodiversity and conservation efforts. |
Researchers call for more ‘proportionate’ alcohol policies
22/06/2026 Pubs are ‘vital social infrastructure’ and should be recognised for their value, a report from WPI Strategy has proposed. |
Over £60m confirmed for local asset support fund
17/06/2026 A £61m package to save local assets has been announced by the Government. |
Councils must monitor quality of TA offered to disabled children, charity says
16/06/2026 Roughly one in eight children with disabilities are living in temporary accommodation across England, research has revealed. |
Union reiterates call for rule to stop cross border taxi hiring
16/06/2026 Unite the Union has warned that there has been no progress made in stopping cross border taxi hiring in the last year. |
Rotherham reveals 10-year plan for local growth
16/06/2026 A new 10-year plan has been rolled out to drive job growth and skills development in Rotherham. |
£7m mayoral campaign seeks to dispel false narratives about London
16/06/2026 A £7m campaign has been launched by the Mayor of London to help combat ‘harmful disinformation against the capital’. |
Bonus scheme launched to drive nursery staff recruitment
12/06/2026 Deprived communities are to benefit from a higher number of qualified nursery teachers following the introduction of a £4.5k boost for graduates. |
Councils to receive over £4bn to support active travel plans
12/06/2026 More than £4.5bn is to be provided by the Government to help councils deliver thousands of new walking, wheeling, and cycling routes, as well as crossings. |
Prevention Accelerators to help councils identify illness risks earlier
10/06/2026 A new programme is to be rolled out to support councils and community health services in identifying early risk of preventable illness. |
Council to ditch net zero agenda in bid to save £2m
10/06/2026 A Reform-led council expects to generate over £2m in savings by abandoning its net zero programme. |
Fire in recycling centre causes large-scale disruption
09/06/2026 A fire at a Bermondsey recycling plant has resulted in severe delays to rail services across South London. |
New board seeks to restore health of community arts space
08/06/2026 A newly elected board for a community arts venue in Glastonbury has pledged to restore the financial stability of the organisation. |
Somerset Council commits to reforming adult social care services
08/06/2026 A report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has prompted Somerset Council to improve its adult social care services. |
Council-backed robot targets poisonous weed in farm trials
04/06/2026 A smart robot designed to kill a harmful weed plant is in its final stages of testing by Dorset Council. |
Bedfordshire to receive £1.3bn infrastructure investment as Universal work begins
04/06/2026 Bedfordshire is set to benefit from £1.3bn to help deliver regional and local community infrastructure that will support Universal's planned theme park resort, the Government has confirmed. |
Council boosts biodiversity in country parks with new bug hotels
03/06/2026 Wrexham Council has announced the rollout of new habitat installations to help combat insect decline in the borough. |
Bedford BC takes ‘robust action’ against environmental crime
03/06/2026 Bedford Borough Council has revealed its progress in fighting environmental crime as it announces a series of recent waste-related prosecutions. |
Research finds council homes falling behind in solar uptake
02/06/2026 Councils are being outpaced by private homeowners in their installation rate of rooftop solar panels, data has found. |
Social landlords could receive new powers to evict domestic abuse perpetrators
01/06/2026 Landlords could gain new powers to evict domestic abuse perpetrators from social housing under changes proposed in the Social Housing Bill, the Government has confirmed. |
