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Local government pension funds top £437bn
Leeds council workers back strike action over equal pay
Council launches campaign against hate crime in the workplace
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Manchester 'won't rest' until behaviour concerns addressed
12/10/2026 Manchester CC says it ‘won't rest' until findings from an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour by senior officers are addressed. |
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. |
Reform UK council group leader arrested over nomination papers
06/10/2026 The leader of the Reform UK group on Huntingdonshire District Council has been arrested on suspicion of making false statements in nomination papers. |
School nurse numbers down 38% since 2010
05/10/2026 The number of school nurses in England has fallen by more than 38% since 2010, according to analysis by The King's Fund. |
Glasgow council reaches equal pay deal with unions
05/10/2026 Glasgow City Council has reached agreement with its trade unions on a new pay and grading scheme, following intervention by the Scottish Government. |
Half of public service workers losing sleep worrying, UNISON finds
23/09/2026 Nearly half (45%) of public service workers say they lose sleep worrying about the people who depend on them, according to a new UNISON survey. |
Council leader to be sentenced for fraud and tax evasion
22/09/2026 The leader of Ashfield District Council has been found guilty of nine counts of fraud and four counts of tax evasion. |
Coroner rejects anonymity request ahead of 10-year-old's murder inquest
21/09/2026 The coroner conducting the inquest into the death of 10-year-old Sara Sharif has rejected a request for anonymity made on behalf of three Surrey CC staff. |
Three-quarters of councillors feel at personal risk
18/09/2026 Abuse and intimidation of local councillors is worsening across the UK, according to the latest Debate Not Hate survey. |
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee chair elected
17/09/2026 Abena Oppong-Asare has been elected as chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government select committee. |
Council workforce shrinks by over 600,000 since 2012, figures reveal
16/09/2026 More than 600,000 council jobs have disappeared across England and Wales since 2012, according to Office for National Statistics figures. |
Westminster's gender pension gap below wider LGPS average
14/09/2026 Westminster CC employees have a gender pension gap of 18.7%, less than half the 34.7% recorded across the wider Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). |
Rise in local election abuse prompts call for stronger protections
14/09/2026 Local election candidates saw a 34% increase in abuse and intimidation compared to last year. |
TUC chief warns migration curbs risk deepening social care crisis
10/09/2026 TUC general secretary Paul Nowak has urged the PM to reconsider planned migration reforms, warning they could worsen staffing shortages in social care. |
Reform-led Hartlepool Council leader to stand down
09/09/2026 Reform council leader Graham Harrison has announced he will step down as leader of Hartlepool BC following a change in his personal circumstances. |
Mayor unveils £500k package for Jaguar Land Rover workers
07/09/2026 Mayor Richard Parker has launched an initial £500,000 employment support package for JLR workers taking voluntary redundancy. |
Activists call for ‘Bristol weighting’ to help council staff with cost of living
04/09/2026 Unison activists are urging Bristol CC to investigate introducing a ‘Bristol weighting’ payment for all council employees. |
WLGA pays tribute to departing Denbighshire council leader
02/09/2026 The WLGA has recognised Cllr Jason McLellan's contribution to local government as he steps down as leader of Denbighshire CC, a role he has held since 2022. |
North Yorkshire Council chief announces retirement
27/08/2026 Richard Flinton has announced he is to stand down as chief executive of North Yorkshire Council. |
Council leader denies fraud charges over fictitious society
26/08/2026 Ashfield District Council leader Jason Zadrozny has appeared at Northampton Crown Court accused of defrauding Nottinghamshire County Council. |
Thanet refuse collectors begin strike ballot over waste service failures
24/08/2026 Refuse collectors have begun an indicative industrial action ballot, with GMB members saying they can no longer bear the brunt of councillor ‘excuses’. |
Rochdale council to stagger backpay after benefit losses
21/08/2026 Rochdale BC will change how it pays backdated wages after staff on Universal Credit found lump-sum payments were cutting into benefits, according to UNISON. |
Anti-corruption body urges UK to toughen council codes of conduct
20/08/2026 The Council of Europe's anti-corruption body has called on the UK to strengthen codes of conduct and integrity training for local councillors. |
Immigration changes deepening social care workforce crisis, says UNISON
19/08/2026 The Government's immigration reforms are worsening the social care staffing crisis, UNISON has warned, citing new analysis of employment figures. |
Unions warn Glasgow's equal pay scheme falls short
17/08/2026 Glasgow CC is preparing to roll out a new pay and grading structure from April 2026, which it says will finally resolve its long-running equal pay dispute. |
Over 500 Kirklees Council workers join equal pay claim
07/08/2026 GMB members at Kirklees Council have submitted claims over potential pay discrimination, with the union urging thousands more workers to come forward. |
Ex-neo-Nazi quits council race, becomes Badenoch adviser
06/08/2026 Former neo-Nazi activist has withdrawn as a Conservative candidate for Somerset Council's elections but has been appointed as an adviser to Kemi Badenoch. |
EXCLUSIVE: LGA redundancies down to just six
06/08/2026 The Local Government Association (LGA) is now proposing axing just six full time equivalent (FTE) posts, it has emerged. |
Shadow council delays permanent boss appointment
04/08/2026 West Surrey's shadow authority has pushed back its recruitment of a permanent chief executive. |
Fly-tipper fined £4k after dumping waste at bingo hall
04/08/2026 A repeat fly-tipper has been fined almost £4,000 following a Redbridge Council prosecution after rubbish was dumped in the car park of a bingo hall. |
Women bear full force of rise in abuse by councillors
29/07/2026 A growing number of council chiefs are reporting abuse and inappropriate behaviour by councillors to their trade union, with women bearing the brunt. |
Call for funding and skills for new development corporations
28/07/2026 New development corporations will need funding, powers, leadership and specialist staff matched to the scale of the places they aim to transform, says report. |
Brum council recovers £5m through tenancy fraud crackdown
24/07/2026 Birmingham CC's tenancy fraud team has saved £5m over the last year through investigations into fraudulent tenancies and Right to Buy claims. |
EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall exploring adding teeth to standards regime
21/07/2026 Whitehall officials are attempting to add teeth to the standards regime despite the lack of a primary legislation vehicle to bring reform, The MJ understands. |
Council worker sentenced for unlawfully accessing personal records
21/07/2026 A former Herefordshire Council employee has been handed a suspended sentence after unlawfully accessing hundreds of personal records. |
Council audit flags ‘unusual’ surge in staff mileage spending post-Covid
21/07/2026 An internal audit of Oldham Council has revealed a sharp and unexplained rise in staff mileage expenses since the pandemic. |
LGR opportunity to rebuild trust as complaints surge, Ombudsman says
15/07/2026 Local government reorganisation (LGR) and devolution represent a ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity to rebuild trust in councils, Ombudsman says. |
Employers defend pay stance
14/07/2026 Employers have denied they are playing parts of the sector off against each other by offering different pay settlements to different groups of council staff. |
Welsh council chiefs welcome teacher pay consultation plan
14/07/2026 Local authority chiefs have welcomed an announcement that the Welsh Government intends to consult on a 3.5% pay award for teachers and school leaders. |
Fraudster jailed after trying to claim Grenfell support
13/07/2026 A man who used a stolen identity to access a flat near Grenfell Tower before attempting to claim funds meant for fire victims has been jailed, a court heard. |
Staffordshire CC reveals proposals for stricter councillor dress code
10/07/2026 Staffordshire County Council has proposed a new dress code for councillors when attending civic or public events. |
Newcastle council culture improving but 'trust issues' remain, report finds
09/07/2026 The organisational culture at Newcastle City Council has improved but ‘significant behavioural and trust issues’ still remain, according to an LGA Peer report. |
200,000 council and school staff begin voting on pay strikes
09/07/2026 Around 200,000 council and school staff across England and Wales began voting today on whether to take strike action over pay, UNISON has announced. |
Over half of council workers say they do not have enough staff
07/07/2026 Council employees are under sustained pressure, with more than a quarter (26%) reporting mental exhaustion by day's end, according to CSG research. |
Union calls for fully-funded teacher pay offer
02/07/2026 A union has criticised the Government’s latest pay offer for teachers, which proposes a partially funded settlement. |
Leeds CC still faces equal pay claims 'worth hundreds of millions'
29/06/2026 Leeds CC is still facing equal pay claims worth hundreds of millions of pounds, with more than 4,000 women having taken action against the council, GMB says. |
Reform council leader defends sharing confidential IT contract details
25/06/2026 The leader of Lincolnshire CC has defended sharing confidential information about a multimillion-pound IT contract with former Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf. |
Council chiefs sound alarm over 'deteriorating' behaviour
25/06/2026 Poor behaviour in local government is worsening, with 92% of chief executives and senior officers saying they have experienced it in the past three years. |
Social care vacancy rate falls to decade low but challenges ahead
24/06/2026 Adult social care vacancies have fallen to a decade low, according to Skills for Care. |
Mayor pays tribute to train driver killed in Bedford collision
22/06/2026 The Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has paid tribute to train driver Shaun Burton, who died in Friday's train collision near Bedford. |
