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.
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. |
Safety chiefs declare iconic Gloucester cheese rolling event ‘unsafe’
12/05/2026 Authorities have declared a traditional annual cheese rolling event unsafe, warning that thousands of visitors could be without formal safety protection. |
Eight-year-old launches legal challenge against SEND consultation
12/05/2026 An eight-year-old severely autistic girl is seeking a judicial review of the Government's consultation on its proposed special educational needs reforms. |
Westminster creates first-ever cabinet enforcement role to tackle anti-social behaviour
11/05/2026 Westminster City Council has created a new senior cabinet position focused on keeping the city's streets safe, in what it says is a first for the authority. |
Voting system producing 'wildly unrepresentative' results, campaigners say
11/05/2026 Last week’s council elections have thrown the distortions of the First Past the Post voting system into sharp relief, the Electoral Reform Society argue. |
New Councillors, Same Pressures: IFS warns councils face unchanged funding challenges
11/05/2026 New councillors elected last week inherits a local government finance picture that is deeply constrained – and unlikely to improve quickly, IFS warns. |
Policymakers urged to scrutinise AI productivity claims
11/05/2026 Claims AI will deliver significant productivity gains in public sector are shaping spending decisions, but evidence underpinning them is weak, report says. |
Newly elected councillors urged to prioritise adult social care
11/05/2026 Care England has called on councillors elected in last week's local elections to make adult social care a top priority. |
Animal rights activists call for council to rename 'Chicken Roundabout'
11/05/2026 Animal rights activists have written to Norfolk County Council requesting that a locally famous 'Chicken Roundabout' be renamed 'Save the Chickens Roundabout'. |
Votes disqualified in Oldham after ballot paper error
08/05/2026 At least 15 local election votes have been disqualified in Oldham after a council printing error saw the wrong candidates listed on ballot papers. |
Former Big Brother star wins council seat for Reform
08/05/2026 A former Big Brother housemate has been elected to a council seat in east London as Reform UK swept to a landslide victory in the borough of Havering. |
Your guide to making good decisions as a new councillor
08/05/2026 With new councillors taking their seats following the local elections, the LGA's guidance on effective decision-making offers a framework for getting it right. |
