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.
Acoustic cameras trigger 334 fines for noisy drivers in Kensington and Chelsea
15/10/2026 Noisy drivers have been fined 334 times in two months after acoustic cameras caught nuisance driving in Kensington and Chelsea. |
Scottish council chiefs welcome self-government charter
15/10/2026 Councils in Scotland now have a legal guarantee that decisions affecting communities will be made as close to them as possible. |
Housing regulator slaps two councils with ‘serious failings’ findings
14/10/2026 Kirklees and Kingston upon Thames councils have been handed a C3 grade by the RSH after inspectors found serious failings in how well they know their homes. |
Government launches first national fostering recruitment campaign
14/10/2026 The Government has launched England's first national fostering recruitment campaign, urging adults to consider opening their homes to children in care. |
Social care vacancies fall to lowest level in a decade
14/10/2026 The adult social care workforce in England has grown for the fourth successive year, with vacancies falling to their lowest level in a decade, report reveals. |
East Sussex council launches legal challenge to reorganisation plans
13/10/2026 East Sussex County Council has formally launched a legal challenge to Government plans to reorganise councils in East Sussex and Brighton & Hove. |
Council launches health and safety investigation after fatal tiger incident
13/10/2026 City of Doncaster Council has launched a health and safety investigation after a man was killed by a Siberian tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. |
Kent CC presses ahead with reorganisation legal challenge
13/10/2026 Kent County Council is proceeding with a legal challenge against the Government's decision on local government reorganisation. |
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Watch: Cadaema’s David Parrett on getting a grip on council estates
12/10/2026 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. |
Nursery abuser cleared by council-overseen inquiry three years before arrest
12/10/2026 A nursery worker later jailed for abusing young girls was cleared by an investigation overseen by Camden council three years before his arrest. |
Call for 'Singapore-style' planning pilots in Manchester and Birmingham
12/10/2026 A 'Singapore-style' planning system should be trialled in major city-regions, with mayoralities such as Manchester and Birmingham leading reform, says report. |
Leicester honours regeneration chief with Freedom of the City
09/10/2026 Keith Beaumont, who led some of Leicester's biggest regeneration programmes of the 1990s, has been given the Honorary Freedom of the City. |
Council leader's heart attack inspires local cardiac rehab
09/10/2026 A year after suffering a major heart attack, Wychavon DC leader Cllr Richard Morris has helped bring cardiac rehabilitation closer to home for residents. |
Petition urges Khan to scrap Harry Potter Christmas lights over transphobia
09/10/2026 Thousands of people have signed a petition calling on London Mayor Sadiq Khan to cancel Harry Potter-themed Christmas lights planned for Oxford Street. |
Lewisham launches strategy to boost community-led housing
09/10/2026 Lewisham Council has begun work on a new strategy to help community groups and housing co-operatives deliver more affordable homes across the borough. |
Call for £1.5bn online sales tax to cut high street rates
08/10/2026 A think tank has proposed a online sales tax to fund business rates cuts aimed at supporting high street retailers, which could raise an estimated £1.5bn. |
Councils pocket £200m in developer fees as planning delays persist
08/10/2026 Local planning authorities are increasingly relying on developer-funded payments, yet decisions on new housing are still being held up, house builders argue. |
Pension members want oversight as AI use grows, survey finds
07/10/2026 Pension scheme members remain sceptical about using AI to inform decisions affecting their retirement, a survey has found. |
Council workforces lack expertise for investment decisions, report warns
07/10/2026 Devolution risks handing councils greater control over public spending when many lack the staff and expertise to spend it effectively, new report warns. |
Stafford council leader calls for tougher powers over derelict buildings
07/10/2026 The leader of Stafford Borough Council has called for stronger powers to tackle derelict buildings after the owners of a long-standing eyesore were fined. |
