Delivering Regeneration: How collaborative contracts are transforming place-making
Discover how collaborative contracting is helping councils deliver regeneration more effectively with this free special report from LocalGov and NEC Contracts.
Three quarters of public sector leaders report severe financial strain
19/05/2026 Financial strain across the public sector is reaching crisis levels, with leaders warning it has become a daily reality for frontline services, study finds. |
Reform-controlled Essex CC launches reorganisation legal challenge
19/05/2026 Essex County Council has begun legal proceedings against the Government over its local government reorganisation proposals, the leader-elect has confirmed. |
Most school leaders say SEND reforms will increase workload, survey finds
19/05/2026 Nine in 10 school leaders believe the Government's proposed special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms will add to workload, poll finds. |
RIBA calls for introduction of city architects to tackle housing crisis
19/05/2026 City architects should be introduced across England to help unlock millions of pounds in economic value and hundreds of new homes, RIBA report says. |
Half-built Peterborough hotel sold as council writes off millions
18/05/2026 Contracts have been exchanged on a hotel that has stood unfinished since the pandemic, with the council potentially facing a multimillion-pound write-off. |
Five thousand care homes uninspected for five years, analysis reveals
18/05/2026 Over 40% of registered care homes have not received a full CQC inspection since February 2021, with some local authority areas seeing rates above 80%. |
CQC hands out third inadequate rating
18/05/2026 Salford City Council is the third council to be rated inadequate for its adult social care services by the Care Quality Commission since assessments began. |
Weston-super-Mare's Tropicana to reopen as 10,000-capacity music arena
18/05/2026 North Somerset Council has voted to approve a contract that will see the former Tropicana lido in Weston-super-Mare reopen as a 10,000-capacity music venue. |
Councils must be at heart of new mental health strategy, says LGA
15/05/2026 The Government has launched a call for evidence to inform a new Mental Health Strategy for England, with frontline workers invited to share their views. |
Labour retains position as largest group on LGA
14/05/2026 The LGA has published its updated political proportionality following the local elections, with Labour retaining its position as the largest group. |
Ombudsman finds council twice at fault for failing children with SEND
14/05/2026 A council has been found at fault twice for failing to deliver support to children with special educational needs attending schools outside its area. |
CCN launches new business plan following local elections
14/05/2026 The CCN has launched a new business plan, pledging to do more for member councils as new administrations take shape following last week's local elections. |
Watchdog finds only 64% of waste sites compliant
14/05/2026 A watchdog has found that only 64% of waste sites can be confirmed compliant under what it characterises as a ‘flawed’ Environment Agency inspection regime. |
Council completes £325k cricket ground purchase
14/05/2026 Horwich Town Council has completed the purchase of the Horwich RMI Recreational Land and Cricket Pavilion, bringing the historic ground into public ownership. |
'We survived the election': The wellbeing crisis facing electoral services teams
13/05/2026 LocalGov speaks to the Association of Electoral Administrators about the human cost of delivering elections and whether it is sustainable. |
Reform urged to expel a dozen new councillors over extremist views
13/05/2026 Campaigners have called on Reform UK to kick out 12 newly elected councillors for racism – including antisemitism and Islamophobia – and praising the Nazis. |
Rural areas rival cities for toxic air, report warns
13/05/2026 More rural parts of England have air pollution levels comparable to major cities, according to new analysis from the Healthy Air Coalition. |
Regulator hands Islington Council C3 grade over serious housing failings
13/05/2026 Islington Council has been given a C3 grade by the RSH following an inspection that identified serious failings in the management of its housing stock. |
Government launches twin Sussex reorganisation consultations
13/05/2026 The Government has launched two separate consultations on modified proposals for local government reorganisation in Sussex. |
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Delivering Regeneration: How collaborative contracts are transforming place-making
12/05/2026 Discover how collaborative contracting is helping councils deliver regeneration more effectively with this free special report from LocalGov and NEC Contracts. |
