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Council craftworkers to strike over pay and conditions
6/9/2026 Over a thousand local government craftworkers are set to walk out later this month in a dispute over pay and threatened changes to their working conditions. |
Government awards Somerset £50m to boost flood defences
6/9/2026 The Government has announced a £50m investment to strengthen flood resilience in Somerset, following one of the county's most severe flooding episodes. |
Cllr Eamonn O'Brien nominated as next LGA chair
6/9/2026 Cllr Eamonn O'Brien has been nominated to become the next chair of the Local Government Association (LGA), following the conclusion of internal elections. |
Government starts roll out of new £1.8bn SEND service
6/8/2026 Children with SEND will get faster access to specialist support without needing a diagnosis, as the Government launches its new Experts at Hand service. |
Lib Dems and Greens form new Birmingham City Council coalition
6/8/2026 Birmingham City Council has a new political administration after a Lib Dem and Green-led coalition was agreed at the council's AGM. |
London Mayor launches £12m AI fund for small businesses
6/8/2026 Mayor Sadiq Khan has unveiled a £12m programme to help London's small businesses adopt artificial intelligence (AI), announced today at London Tech Week. |
Reform’s Havering leader rules out 'Hexit'
5/29/2026 Leader of Havering Council has ruled out the idea of the borough to leave the Greater London Authority, saying residents would be ‘worse off’ if it did. |
Brum Reform calls for English only meetings
5/29/2026 Brum Reform group has complained that the reading of an Islamic prayer in a council meeting was not ‘inclusive’ and called for English only meetings. |
Enfield pulls out of New Town scheme
5/29/2026 Enfield Council has formally withdrawn from the Government's New Town programme following the election of Conservative leader Cllr Alessandro Georgiou. |
New Forest boundary challenge has no ‘chance of success'
5/29/2026 New Forest DC has been advised that a legal challenge to the Government's controversial boundary changes in Hampshire would have no real chance of success. |
Council fines itself £472k for own non-compliant vehicles
5/28/2026 Birmingham City Council has paid more than £472,000 to itself in charges and fines after its own vehicles repeatedly breached the city’s Clean Air Zone rules. |
Union rejects local government pay offer
5/28/2026 GMB members have voted to reject a 3.3% pay offer from the Local Government Association (LGA) for 2026/27, joining UNISON and Unite in turning down the deal. |
England's first cycle street opens in Cambridge
5/28/2026 England's first cycle street has opened to the public in Cambridge, marking a significant milestone in the city's efforts to prioritise active travel. |
Somerset housing workers lobby council over outsourcing fears
5/28/2026 Housing maintenance workers at Somerset Council are lobbying councillors over plans to transfer staff to a building services contractor. |
Kent CC to set up water resilience partnership after shortages
5/28/2026 Kent County Council is establishing a new strategic partnership to improve oversight and accountability of the county's water supply, following shortages. |
Council leaders call for central role in tackling youth unemployment crisis
5/28/2026 Council leaders have said local authorities are best placed to tackle the youth unemployment crisis, responding to report warning of a ‘lost generation’. |
Reform-controlled Wakefield Council cuts school uniform support
5/28/2026 Reform-controlled Wakefield Council is cutting school uniform support for thousands of local children, replacing a universal scheme with means-testing. |
LGPS: Council pension costs fall by a fifth
5/27/2026 Local government employers are set to benefit from significantly lower pension costs following a sharp improvement in the financial health of the LGPS. |
City of London censures Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
5/27/2026 City of London Corporation has censured Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after he failed to respond to a request to relinquish his Freedom of the City of London. |
Conservatives regain Redditch council in deal with Reform UK
5/27/2026 Conservatives have returned to power at Redditch Borough Council after striking a confidence and supply agreement with Reform UK. |
