Council denies leaving man to sleep in car
04/09/2025 A Lincolnshire man with health issues was left sleeping in his car after South Kesteven DC failed to offer him temporary housing, Ombudsman rules. |
Council to review controversial £500k AI deal with Palantir
04/09/2025 Coventry City Council will review its £500,000-a-year contract with US data firm Palantir, following concerns over the company’s reported links to the IDF. |
Street hazards endangering blind pedestrians, charity warns
04/09/2025 Over half of blind and partially sighted people struggle to complete essential journeys due to poor pavements and abandoned e-scooters, a new poll reveals. |
Council takes legal action against asylum seeker hotels
02/09/2025 West Northamptonshire Council is taking legal action to force three hotels in the county to stop housing asylum seekers. |
Millions at risk of council tax debt, report warns
02/09/2025 One in four UK adults fear they will be unable to pay their council tax over the next six months, new research from StepChange Debt Charity reveals. |
Disadvantaged children left behind by childcare policy, report warns
02/09/2025 Children from disadvantaged families are receiving far less Government-funded early education than their peers, report from Coram Family and Childcare warns. |
Reform UK plan to overhaul LGPS sparks backlash
01/09/2025 Reforming the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales (LGPS) could save taxpayers around £10bn, Reform UK’s deputy leader has claimed. |
SEND transport costs reach record £2.26bn
01/09/2025 SEND transport costs hit a record high of £2.26bn in 2023-24, according to a new analysis of official data for England. |
Council defends £500k AI deal with Palantir
01/09/2025 Coventry City Council has defended a £500,000-a-year AI contract with US data company Palantir, which supplies technology to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). |
Call to abolish Homes England
01/09/2025 A think-tank has called for the abolition of Homes England. |
Councils hand millions to landlords amid housing crisis
01/09/2025 Local authorities in England are paying millions of pounds a year to incentivise private landlords to house homeless families, new data has revealed. |
Councils call for restrictions on office-to-home conversions
01/09/2025 Local authority leaders are calling on the Government to limit office-to-residential conversions, warning they are undermining affordable housing delivery. |
One in 10 supported homes at risk
29/08/2025 50,000 specialist homes for people with support needs are at imminent risk of closure due to ongoing funding pressures, National Housing Federation warns. |
Government skipped own cost review of council mergers
29/08/2025 The Government did not conduct its own assessment of the costs of local government reorganisation, the BBC has revealed. |
Reform UK council leader bans local newspaper
29/08/2025 The Reform UK leader of Nottinghamshire County Council has banned a local newspaper from contacting him or his councillors following a row over reporting. |
Council worker jailed for £236k fraud
29/08/2025 A council employee who secretly held multiple jobs has been jailed for three years after defrauding local authorities out of more than £236,000. |
Wrexham bin strike called off after deal reached
28/08/2025 A planned bin strike in Wrexham has been suspended after last-minute talks between Unite and Wrexham County Borough Council. |
Council cancels IT upgrade after delays
28/08/2025 Norwich City Council has abandoned its planned IT system upgrade following repeated delays. |
Lewisham slammed over child homelessness failings
28/08/2025 Lewisham Council has been criticised for leaving a seriously ill child at risk after failing to act swiftly in a homelessness case. |
Overdiagnosis straining SEND system, think tank says
28/08/2025 England’s special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system is unsustainable because of an overdiagnosis of mental health issues, think tank says |