Watch: Cadaema’s David Parrett on getting a grip on council estates
David Parrett, Director at Cadaema Consulting Services, talks to LocalGov about why councils lack basic data on their buildings and what they can do about it.
Calls for all councils to develop unique place-based growth plans
14/10/2026 Hammersmith & Fulham LBC leader and London Councils chair Cllr Stephen Cowan has called on every council to develop their own place-based economic plans. |
Manchester 'won't rest' until behaviour concerns addressed
12/10/2026 Manchester CC says it ‘won't rest' until findings from an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour by senior officers are addressed. |
Coroner rejects anonymity request ahead of 10-year-old's murder inquest
21/09/2026 The coroner conducting the inquest into the death of 10-year-old Sara Sharif has rejected a request for anonymity made on behalf of three Surrey CC staff. |
Reform UK pledge to slash planning regulation to boost house building
08/09/2026 Reform UK has announced proposals to slash planning regulations and requirements following a pledge to build 50,000 affordable homes a year. |
Out of area placements continue to rise
10/08/2026 London boroughs top the list of councils exporting homeless households out of their areas as the practice grows, latest figures have shown. |
McMahon returns to MHCLG
23/07/2026 Jim McMahon is returning to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) less than a year after Keir Starmer sacked him. |
EXCLUSIVE: Reorganisation shake-up
23/07/2026 Labour's local government reorganisation plans are likely to hit existing unitaries as ‘fierce competition' breaks out for chief executives, recruiter warns. |
Eshalomi appointed MHCLG minister
22/07/2026 Florence Eshalomi has been appointed as a minister at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). |
Call for stronger scrutiny of mayors
08/07/2026 Stronger accountability and scrutiny of mayors is needed should they be given greater fiscal powers under an Andy Burnham-led government, think-tank says. |
Reed defied officials' advice on DPP reorg plans
18/06/2026 Essex and Norfolk CCs have hit out at ministers ignoring the advice of Whitehall officials over reorganisation plans. |
Cowan to chair London Councils
17/06/2026 London Councils has confirmed Hammersmith and Fulham LBC leader Stephen Cowan as its new chair as well as announcing the group's executive committee. |
Review of Welsh funding formula already underway
05/06/2026 Wales’ new local government minister has said work has already started on reviewing the country’s local government funding formula. |
LGA chair to stand down
03/06/2026 Cllr Louise Gittins has today announced her intention to stand down as chair of the Local Government Association. |
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. |
