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Newcastle-under-Lyme to leave LGA
29/05/2026 Reform UK-led Newcastle-under-Lyme BC has announced it is ending its membership of the Local Government Association (LGA). |
Senior councillor calls for local veto on asylum placements
27/05/2026 Breckland DC's leader has called for a council veto on local asylum placements as tensions grow in the Norfolk district over the issue. |
Devo minister resigns
12/05/2026 Junior devolution minister Miatta Fahnbulleh has resigned and urged PM Keir Starmer to ‘do the right thing' and ‘set a timetable for an orderly transition'. |
Reform councillor believed to have stood down following allegations
11/05/2026 A Reform UK councillor is believed to have already resigned following his election last Thursday. |
Leeds City Council suffers huge fuel theft as Middle East conflict continues
30/04/2026 Leeds City Council has had 12,000 litres of fuel for its fleet of vehicles stolen as prices rise with continued conflict in the Middle East. |
Ministers still unconvinced by Tees Valley's Best Value
28/04/2026 The Government has said it continues to require assurances that Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) is fulfilling its Best Value duty. |
LCN chair: CCN existence 'illogical'
09/04/2026 The chair of the Local Councils Network (LCN) has suggested it seems ‘illogical' for the County Councils Network (CCN) to exist in light of reorganisation. |
Legal threat looms as counties oppose Whitehall LGR ruling
02/04/2026 Disgruntled county councils could slow down local government reorganisation with legal challenges to Whitehall's verdict. |
Council tax goes up by £10bn in five years
25/03/2026 England's council tax bill has gone up by more than £10bn in five years, new government data has revealed. |
Lords block Government move to influence council pension investments
19/03/2026 Lord John Fuller has lauded the decision of fellow peers to scupper the Government's ability to influence how local government pension funds are invested. |
Chancellor to give local leaders control over national taxes
18/03/2026 Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to give ‘local leaders' control of some national taxes in a ‘permanent transfer of power and resources' to regions. |
Casey urged to consider potential of LATCos for social care
11/03/2026 Baroness Louise Casey has been urged to look at local authority trading companies (LATCo) providing an ‘antidote' to billions being drained from social care. |
Local government reorganisation in Essex 'over'
25/02/2026 Uncertainty surrounds local government reorganisation (LGR) in Essex, with one leader branding the process ‘over' and little news on Thurrock's debt. |
Basildon joins Norfolk in going cold on LGR
19/02/2026 Another council has called time on local government reorganisation (LGR) over Labour's U-turn on election postponements. |
Reform to offer Havering chance to join Essex
18/02/2026 A Reform MP has claimed the party would offer Havering a referendum on leaving London to join Essex if it formed the next government. |
Norfolk withdraws cooperation on LGR over elections debacle
17/02/2026 Norfolk CC’s leadership has withdrawn its cooperation with ministers to deliver local government reorganisation (LGR) following Steve Reed’s u-turn on postponed elections. |
Former DCN chair blames LGR for council's debt write-off plan
12/02/2026 A former DCN chair has blamed local government reorganisation for his council's proposal to write off nearly £500,000 of debt to its own property company. |
Government boosts incentive for councils to build homes
28/01/2026 Councils are to be freed up to build and manage up to 1,000 homes without having to open a Housing Revenue Account (HRA). |
Reform council facing challenge of beginning from 'standing start'
21/01/2026 Durham CC’s adaptation to future challenges could be delayed due to the Reform UK leadership beginning from a ‘standing start’, a peer challenge concludes. |
Tensions rise over out of area placements
14/01/2026 Council relations have strained over housing placements, with some authorities accused of ‘cleansing themselves’ of challenges and ‘exporting’ ‘more complex’ cases outside their area. |
