LocalGov to partner with LATCo Conference 2026
LocalGov confirmed as the official media partner for the LATCo Conference & Exhibition 2026, supporting the event in highlighting innovation and best practice.
COSLA: Zero tolerance for abuse of council workers taking down flags
26/09/2025 COSLA and trade union partners GMB, UNISON and Unite have united to condemn recent incidents of abuse, intimidation and violence directed at council staff. |
Mayor calls for overhaul of ‘broken’ speed enforcement system
26/09/2025 West Midlands mayor Richard Parker has backed a campaign calling on the Government to review the country’s speed enforcement system. |
Call for better training for adult social care workforce
26/09/2025 Working conditions and workforce training in adult social care need urgent improvement, according to a new report from the Royal Society for Public Health. |
Ombudsman slams delays in Leeds SEND support plans
25/09/2025 Leeds CC has been criticised after an Ombudsman investigation uncovered significant delays in providing EHC Plans for children with special educational needs. |
Audit delays leave Tees Valley accounts in limbo
25/09/2025 Tees Valley Combined Authority’s latest accounts will not receive a clean bill of health after delays linked to the previous year’s financial results. |
Planning recruitment at risk as apprenticeship funding cuts bite
25/09/2025 Thirty-three organisations across planning, housing, nature, and energy are urging the Government to provide £7m to recruit and train apprentice planners. |
Council wardens hailed for bravery in knife incident
25/09/2025 Middlesbrough Council Neighbourhood Safety Wardens have been praised as heroes after confronting a knife-wielding man in the town centre. |
‘Pride in Place’: Councils empowered to drive high street regeneration
25/09/2025 The Government has unveiled a new initiative aimed at giving communities more control over the regeneration of struggling high streets and neighbourhoods. |
Councils hit by £266m temporary housing funding shortfall
25/09/2025 Councils face a soaring bill for temporary housing as the funding gap widens by 30% in a year, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned. |
Councils face challenge as primary school enrolment declines
24/09/2025 The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has published new analysis showing a sustained decline in primary school enrolments across London. |
West Midlands launches plan to remove unsafe cladding
24/09/2025 The West Midlands Combined Authority has unveiled a plan to remove unsafe cladding from residential buildings over 11 metres tall. |
Khan: Trump is ‘racist, sexist, misogynistic and Islamophobic’
24/09/2025 Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, has condemned Donald Trump as ‘racist, sexist, misogynistic and Islamophobic’ after the president attacked him at the UN. |
Council launches consultation on new town and parish councils
24/09/2025 Charnwood Borough Council has launched consultations on proposals to establish new town and parish councils. |
BCP Council considers new town councils
24/09/2025 BCP Council is considering the establishment of three new town councils – Broadstone, Bournemouth, and Poole. |
West Sussex backs single unitary model
24/09/2025 West Sussex County Council has chosen a single unitary authority covering the entire county as its preferred model for local government reorganisation (LGR). |
Southend housing standards need urgent fix, regulator says
24/09/2025 Southend-on-Sea City Council has been told to urgently raise its housing standards after the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) handed it a C3 grade. |
Council calls for stronger fines for disruptive utility firms
24/09/2025 Hertfordshire CC has called on national Government to raise the penalties on utility companies responsible for poorly managed or unauthorised roadworks. |
Sheffield reaches landmark £36m equal pay deal
23/09/2025 Sheffield City Council has reached a landmark equal pay agreement with the trade unions Unison, GMB and Unite, resolving long-standing pay disparities. |
Cheshire and Warrington to get first elected mayor under devolution deal
23/09/2025 A mayoral combined authority for Cheshire and Warrington is set to be established, following formal approval by all three local councils. |
Council leader resigns after embezzlement charge
23/09/2025 The leader of Perth and Kinross Council has stepped down after being charged with embezzlement. |
