Homelessness pressures 'unsustainable'
24/07/2024 Councils face ‘unsustainable financial pressure' due to record levels of homelessness, according to a public spending watchdog. |
Birmingham commissioners warn of 'dire' finances
23/07/2024 Birmingham City Council's finances have been described as ‘dire' by commissioners as it grapples with a budget gap of up to £80m next year. |
Minister voices concern over districts' role in devolution
22/07/2024 District councils should be handed a greater role in devolution talks, a minister has said. |
Care hit by lack of collaboration
19/07/2024 A lack of collaboration between local government and health services is impacting on people's care, according to a joint report by two watchdogs. |
King's Speech: Devolution takes centre stage
17/07/2024 The announcement of an English Devolution Bill took centre stage in the King's Speech. |
Rise in sustainability and governance weaknesses
16/07/2024 Weaknesses in councils' financial sustainability and governance are increasing, according to evidence uncovered in a newly-published report. |
Badenoch takes shadow communities role
09/07/2024 Kemi Badenoch has been named shadow communities secretary by opposition leader Rishi Sunak. |
Rayner named levelling up secretary
05/07/2024 Angela Rayner has been named secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities. |
Councillors celebrate General Election success
05/07/2024 A string of high-profile figures from the local government sector are celebrating victory in the General Election. |
Councils at loggerheads with Royal Mail over postal vote delays
03/07/2024 Councils are at loggerheads with Royal Mail over responsibility for delays in delivering postal votes ahead of the General Election. |
Call for chief to resign over postal vote error
02/07/2024 The chief executive of Uttlesford DC is facing a call to resign following delays to the delivery of postal votes. |
Postal vote pressures threaten 'overload'
28/06/2024 A surge of demand for postal votes is threatening to leave people unable to take part in the General Election. |
Council plea for landfill ban funding
25/06/2024 The Scottish Government has been asked for funding to implement a looming ban on sending biodegradable waste to landfill. |
CIPFA calls for governance overhaul
25/06/2024 A ‘transformative overhaul of governance’ has been called for by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). |
Labour pledges leave questions over council funding
18/06/2024 Questions hang over the future of local government finance in the event of a Labour victory in next month’s General Election. |
Labour manifesto pledges Right to Buy curbs
13/06/2024 Labour has opened the door to reining in Right to Buy in its manifesto, published today. |
More than a million apply for vote
11/06/2024 Council elections teams are facing a workload surge as they race to register voters in time for the General Election. |
Conservatives pledge business rates retention expansion
11/06/2024 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to create business rates retention zones as he launched the Conservatives’ General Election manifesto today. |
Growth at heart of LGA White Paper
03/06/2024 The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for powers and funding so that councils can take a leading role in driving inclusive growth. |
Resource concerns over funeral director visits
29/05/2024 Councils fear scarce resources will be stretched to breaking point by Government requests for visits to funeral directors. |
Shell is helping power the journey towards a circular paving industry with Shell Bitumen LT R, a new product for roads that uses plastics destined for landfill as part of the additives to make the bitumen.
Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.
Dougie Belmore explains how one of the main interfaces between you and Bacs is about to change.