Delivering Regeneration: How collaborative contracts are transforming place-making
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Council seizes flat rented by Sierra Leone first lady
6/12/2026 Southwark Council has confirmed that it has seized a council flat previously occupied by Sierra Leone's first lady, Fatima Jabbe-Bio. |
MPs push for SEND amendments to Health Bill
6/12/2026 Health and Social Care Committee has published proposed amendments to the Health Bill, warning that SEND, mental health and prevention have been overlooked. |
Asylum seekers evacuated from Bell Hotel
6/12/2026 Epping Forest DC says it is seeking clarification from the Home Office after 140 asylum seekers and a number of staff were evacuated from the Bell Hotel. |
Fresh asylum homelessness spike warning
6/11/2026 Ministers risk repeating a 2023 surge in homelessness among people leaving asylum accommodation unless support is urgently strengthened, IPPR has warned. |
Procurement reform could cut council housebuilding costs, report finds
6/11/2026 Procurement practices are a major driver of why councils and housing associations pay more than private developers to build homes, a new report argues. |
Slough BC ‘disappointed’ by decision over green belt data centre
6/11/2026 Slough BC has expressed disappointment after minister Matthew Pennycook granted planning permission for a major data centre development on green belt land. |
Liverpool City Region launches first anti-racism strategy
6/11/2026 Liverpool City Region has launched its first anti-racism strategy, developed with hundreds of stakeholders from across the region's communities. |
Councils must ‘stop, reduce or redesign’ services, watchdog warns
6/11/2026 Scottish councils will continue to face increasing financial pressures unless they ‘stop, reduce, or redesign’ services, Accounts Commission says. |
Coventry City FC to be considered for Freedom of the City after promotion
6/10/2026 Coventry City Football Club could be awarded the Freedom of the City following its promotion to the Premier League after 25 years away. |
Council wins High Court order to clear 20 unauthorised caravans
6/10/2026 Tandridge District Council has won a High Court injunction ordering the removal of unauthorised static caravans from a site in Warlingham, Surrey. |
Cumberland Council trials AI cameras to catch litterbugs in Carlisle
6/10/2026 Cumberland Council is trialling artificial intelligence CCTV cameras in Carlisle in a bid to crack down on littering. |
Hidden camera found in MHCLG building
6/10/2026 A hidden camera has reportedly been discovered in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). |
Union calls for body cams for refuse workers and street cleaners
6/10/2026 Refuse workers and street cleaners should be equipped with body cameras to protect them from escalating verbal and physical attacks, GMB has demanded. |
Government awards Somerset £50m to boost flood defences
6/9/2026 The Government has announced a £50m investment to strengthen flood resilience in Somerset, following one of the county's most severe flooding episodes. |
Cllr Eamonn O'Brien nominated as next LGA chair
6/9/2026 Cllr Eamonn O'Brien has been nominated to become the next chair of the Local Government Association (LGA), following the conclusion of internal elections. |
Lib Dems and Greens form new Birmingham City Council coalition
6/8/2026 Birmingham City Council has a new political administration after a Lib Dem and Green-led coalition was agreed at the council's AGM. |
London Mayor launches £12m AI fund for small businesses
6/8/2026 Mayor Sadiq Khan has unveiled a £12m programme to help London's small businesses adopt artificial intelligence (AI), announced today at London Tech Week. |
Reform’s Havering leader rules out 'Hexit'
5/29/2026 Leader of Havering Council has ruled out the idea of the borough to leave the Greater London Authority, saying residents would be ‘worse off’ if it did. |
Brum Reform calls for English only meetings
5/29/2026 Brum Reform group has complained that the reading of an Islamic prayer in a council meeting was not ‘inclusive’ and called for English only meetings. |
Enfield pulls out of New Town scheme
5/29/2026 Enfield Council has formally withdrawn from the Government's New Town programme following the election of Conservative leader Cllr Alessandro Georgiou. |
