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Council green lights Spurs park plans

13/02/2025

Enfield councillors have approved an application from Tottenham Hotspur for a new women’s training facility in a public park.

Starmer: 100 new towns under consideration

13/02/2025

Proposals for new towns on more than 100 sites have been submitted as part of what the PM calls the ‘largest housebuilding programme since the post-war era.’

LGA to provide salary grants for planners

12/02/2025

The Local Government Association is offering councils financial support to help boost their planning capacity through the Pathways to Planning initiative.

Rayner announces £350m affordable housing boost

12/02/2025

An extra £350m will be invested to boost the number of affordable homes and more will be done to stop rogue landlords getting benefits, the deputy PM says.

Council chiefs warn of ‘stark inequalities’ in oral health

11/02/2025

Local authority leaders have urged the Government to take urgent action to address ‘stark inequalities in oral health’.

Spending Review chance to end ‘permacrisis’

11/02/2025

The Spending Review is a chance to end the ‘permacrisis’ that has left a growing number of local authorities on the brink of bankruptcy, London Councils says.

Report reveals SEND ‘blind spots’

11/02/2025

Research into the provision of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) support in England has highlighted ‘inequalities’ and ‘blind spots.’

Nursery fees set to jump 10%

11/02/2025

The rise in employers' national insurance will force most nurseries to increase their fees by 10%, a new survey has revealed.

Former Woking officers expected to face probe

10/02/2025

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is reportedly planning to launch an investigation into two former senior officers at stricken Woking BC.

Hundreds of children forced ‘out of area’ for mental health care

10/02/2025

Hundreds of children are forced to travel out of their local area for mental health treatment, according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP).

Grenfell Tower to be dismantled ‘sensitively’

10/02/2025

Angela Rayner has written to bereaved families who lost loved ones in the Grenfell Tower fire explaining that the building will be ‘sensitively’ taken down.

Cash-strapped Croydon requests £136m boost

10/02/2025

Croydon Council has requested £136m exceptional financial support from the Government.

Government told to ‘spend a penny’ on public toilets

10/02/2025

Campaigners have launched a new campaign to encourage the Government to invest in the delivery of public toilets.

Digital waste tracking postponed one year

07/02/2025

The implementation of digital waste tracking is to be delayed until April 2026 due to the ‘complexities of the project’, according to the Government.

Housing plan on MoD site scrapped due to acid grasslands

07/02/2025

Colchester City Council is set to remove a former Ministry of Defence firing range from its development plans due to the site's ‘environmental value.’

Council leaders welcome new combined authority

07/02/2025

Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority has now been formerly established, moving the area closer to unlocking a £400m investment fund.

Alcohol-related deaths prompt health funding call

06/02/2025

The number of alcohol-related deaths hit record levels in 2023, prompting council chiefs to call for certainty over funding for public health services.

New Lancashire combined county authority launched

06/02/2025

The new Lancashire combined county authority has officially come into being.

Port Talbot receives £8m of regeneration funding

06/02/2025

Port Talbot is set to receive £8.2m of regeneration funding in a move expected to deliver 100 jobs.

Six areas chosen for devolution fast track

05/02/2025

Six new areas have been chosen to join the Government’s devolution priority programme.

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