LocalGov to partner with LATCo Conference 2026
LocalGov confirmed as the official media partner for the LATCo Conference & Exhibition 2026, supporting the event in highlighting innovation and best practice.
Reform fends off attempt to overturn flag policy
22/09/2025 An attempt to overturn Warwickshire CC’s controversial flag policy has fallen at the first hurdle. |
Common failures among EFS recipients uncovered
22/09/2025 The most common failings plunging councils into financial crisis have been laid out by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). |
Joint chief executive departs two districts
19/09/2025 The chief executive of South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse DCs, Mark Stone, has announced he is to stand down. |
Caution urged on fair funding flexibilities
17/09/2025 Experts have urged caution after Whitehall officials are understood to have privately mooted allowing councils to balance budgets over a longer period. |
Future Forum Midlands: Councils urged to prepare for AI 'wave'
11/09/2025 Councils should be doing more to prepare for the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on their organisations, an expert has urged. |
Concern over 'top-down' outcomes framework
09/09/2025 Council leaders have voiced fears over the planned local government outcomes framework. |
Ministerial overhaul at MHCLG
09/09/2025 The ministerial team at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has been overhauled as part of PM Keir Starmer's reshuffle. |
Rayner resigns from Government
05/09/2025 Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has announced her resignation from the Government. |
Worcestershire takes action over 'proliferation' of HMOs
05/09/2025 Reform UK-led Worcestershire CC is the latest council to raise concern over Houses of Multiple Occupancy (HMOs). |
Reorganisation contracts reach £3.4m
04/09/2025 Councils have awarded contracts worth £3.4m since the start of the year as part of local government reorganisation. |
Glasgow redundancy payouts 'deeply concerning'
04/09/2025 Redundancy payouts totalling £1m made to senior officers at Glasgow have been described as ‘deeply concerning' by a financial watchdog. |
Epping Forest suffers legal blow
03/09/2025 Epping Forest DC has remained defiant in its opposition to use of The Bell Hotel for asylum accommodation despite a further legal setback. |
Call for Government to work with councils on cohesion
02/09/2025 Pleas have been made to the Government to work with councils amid violence and confrontations between rival protesters. |
Breaking: Epping asylum hotel injunction overturned
29/08/2025 A temporary injunction banning use of the Bell Hotel in Epping to accommodate asylum seekers has been overturned. |
'Political' motivation behind Epping hotel injunction
28/08/2025 Epping Forest DC sought an injunction banning the use of the Bell Hotel to accommodate asylum seekers for ‘political' reasons, it has been claimed. |
Scottish Borders props up leisure services provider
22/08/2025 Scottish Borders Council has agreed to provide a £1m loan to its leisure services provider as it grapples with a budget shortfall. |
'Quiet majority' favour local development
21/08/2025 Councils have been urged to consult more widely on planning applications after research found a majority of the population was in favour of local development. |
Glasgow overhauls firm over governance concerns
19/08/2025 Glasgow City Council’s jointly-owned development firm has undergone a leadership overhaul following concerns over its governance. |
LGA warning over fair funding transition
18/08/2025 The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned proposed fair funding transition arrangements will not protect councils from cuts. |
All of England's LRFs to take part in pandemic exercise
11/08/2025 All of England's Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) will take part in a simulation exercise designed to test the nation's response in the event of a pandemic. |
