6/3/2026

Bedford Borough Council has revealed its progress in fighting environmental crime as it announces a series of recent waste-related prosecutions.

5/29/2026

New Forest DC has been advised that a legal challenge to the Government's controversial boundary changes in Hampshire would have no real chance of success.

5/27/2026

City of London Corporation has censured Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after he failed to respond to a request to relinquish his Freedom of the City of London.

5/26/2026

The deputy leader of Worcestershire County Council is considering legal action against the Conservative Party chairman after being suspended from the party.

5/22/2026

Five people have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud following allegations of electoral fraud in last month's local elections in Tameside.

5/22/2026

An employment tribunal has found that refusing home working arrangements to an employee with agoraphobia can amount to disability discrimination.

5/19/2026

Essex County Council has begun legal proceedings against the Government over its local government reorganisation proposals, the leader-elect has confirmed.

5/12/2026

An eight-year-old severely autistic girl is seeking a judicial review of the Government's consultation on its proposed special educational needs reforms.

5/7/2026

More than 85,000 homelessness applications across England and Wales between 2020 and 2025 were linked to relationship breakdown, according to new research.

5/7/2026

Sunderland City Council and Middlesbrough Council have fended off a legal challenge that could have cost millions of pounds.

5/6/2026

Doncaster's Labour mayor has stepped into the row between chief executive Damian Allen and Reform UK councillors by backing her chief executive officer.

4/30/2026

Leeds City Council has had 12,000 litres of fuel for its fleet of vehicles stolen as prices rise with continued conflict in the Middle East.

4/30/2026

Birmingham, Liverpool and London top a new national heatmap of high street hotspots for organised crime.

4/28/2026

City of Doncaster Council chief executive Damian Allen has threatened legal action against the leader and deputy leader of the council's Reform UK group.

4/27/2026

The family of a Yorkshire joiner who died from an asbestos-related disease have been awarded more than £1m in compensation.

4/24/2026

A businessman has reportedly admitted taking a ‘substantial part’ of hundreds of millions of pounds of public money from Thurrock Council.

4/10/2026

Sussex leaders are to demand ministers fully explain why they have delayed a final reorganisation decision, or they will consider launching a judicial review.

4/2/2026

Teachers received over £15m in compensation for successful claims, including one which involved a six-figure payout for a teacher who was hit by a toaster.

4/1/2026

Aspiring beach hut owners are being urged by a Kent council to exercise extreme caution as scammers target those seeking a slice of the local coastline.

3/31/2026

Oxfordshire CC has issued a formal legal notice to the group ‘Raise the Colours’ following the unauthorised installation of flags on highway infrastructure.

3/27/2026

City of York Council has voted to strip Sarah Ferguson of the freedom of the city due to her links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

3/26/2026

Essex CC is looking to mount a legal challenge to the Government's decision to reorganise the county into five unitary authorities.

3/24/2026

Councils in England threatened 1,500 residents with prison over council tax arrears in five years, a debt charity has found.

3/20/2026

A pivotal week for councils sees fresh devolution plans, new service pilots and key legal and political battles, writes LocalGov editor William Eichler.

3/18/2026

Birmingham CC has welcomed a High Court ruling that fines the trade union Unite £265,000 for breaching an injunction during the long-running bin strike.

3/16/2026

A campaign group’s challenge against North Yorkshire Council’s transformation scheme has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal.

3/16/2026

Fly-tippers could have points added to their driving licences under new measures being considered by the Government as part of a crackdown on waste crime.

3/16/2026

Epping Forest District Council has exhausted its legal options in a bid to remove asylum seekers housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping.

3/10/2026

The High Court has ruled that developers must provide financial contributions to local authorities for necessary infrastructure.

3/9/2026

Coventry CC has set aside £9m a year over the next three years to cover the potential financial impact of ongoing equal pay claims from female employees.

3/9/2026

Epping Forest DC has returned to court in an attempt to secure an injunction against the use of the Bell Hotel for asylum seeker accommodation.

3/6/2026

Croydon Council’s low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) have been deemed unlawful by a High Court judge.

3/5/2026

Councils have been warned of possible legal action from the stove industry due to their campaigns cautioning about the dangers of wood burning.

3/4/2026

Criminals prosecuted through the courts for fly-tipping are routinely being fined less than the on-the-spot penalties councils can issue directly, LGA warns.

2/26/2026

Local leaders in Manchester have expressed ‘deep concern’ after two men carrying a bag containing weapons walked into Manchester Central Mosque.

2/25/2026

The civic head of Shetland Islands Council has been disqualified from acting as a company director after her pub business failed to pay over £170,000 in taxes.

2/23/2026

Birmingham City Council has secured a High Court injunction against ‘persons unknown’ aimed at preventing blockading at the authority’s waste depots.

2/2/2026

A council chairman has resigned after being found to have unlawfully operated unlicensed houses in multiple occupation (HMO).

1/26/2026

Tewkesbury Borough Council has secured a High Court sentence after a landowner repeatedly breached planning control and a court injunction.

1/22/2026

Enfield Council has started forfeiture proceedings against Mitchells & Butlers following the company’s partial felling of an ancient oak tree.

1/21/2026

Epsom & Ewell BC has ‘retained legal expert support' as it considers suing the former operator of a leisure centre handed over needing repairs.

1/16/2026

A resident has been fined over £18,000 for making false claims in attempt to seek compensation from the council.

1/15/2026

The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched an inquiry into the past management of Home REIT amid allegations of fraud and bribery.

1/9/2026

Salford mayor Paul Dennett has said he is ‘deeply saddened and appalled’ following the destruction of a Holocaust memorial bench in Clowes Park.

1/8/2026

Beach hut owners on the south coast have questioned the legal basis of classing huts as second homes for the purposes of council tax.

1/7/2026

Labour-run local authorities could face legal action if they pursue boycotts against Israel, Communities Secretary Steve Reed has warned.

1/5/2026

Durham County Council has secured a banning order to temporarily prevent a landlord from renting out properties.

12/23/2025

A former Tory councillor from Swindon has appeared in court charged with drugging and raping his ex-wife.

12/15/2025

Dudley Council has won back over £200,000 following a successful debt recovery case.

12/11/2025

England should follow Scotland and Wales in scrapping the sanction of imprisonment for non-payment of council tax, a charity has urged after latest figures from the Ministry of Justice revealed 19 people received suspended sentences last year.

12/10/2025

Bromley Council has seized four vehicles following the discovery of what is believed to be an illegal waste site.

12/9/2025

Councillors, including the leader of Somerset Council, have donated to a crowdfunder to help meet the legal costs of a colleague who has been jailed for taking part in a Just Stop Oil protest.

12/3/2025

Epping Forest District Council is to appeal a High Court injunction to stop the use of a hotel, which has been the focus of protests in the area, being used for asylum seeker accommodation.

11/26/2025

Epping Forest DC has voted to appeal against a recent High Court decision to allow the use of The Bell Hotel as temporary accommodation for refugees.

11/20/2025

A local campaign group will be appealing against the planning approval secured by All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) for Wimbledon Park’s expansion.

11/17/2025

A council has been ordered to grant £130,000 to residents following noise complaints about games in a children’s park.

11/17/2025

Two-thirds of councils in England have not prosecuted a single landlord in the past three years, new analysis shows.

11/13/2025

Tony Oliver, Head of Physical Security, North, explores how facial recognition technology can help local authorities enhance public safety.

11/11/2025

Epping Forest District Council has lost its long-running legal battle to stop asylum seekers being housed in a local hotel.

11/10/2025

Keep Britain Tidy is calling for urgent action to tackle a surge in fly-tipping, as new research shows the majority of councils see issue as a growing problem.

11/6/2025

Islington Council has won a High Court battle to vaccinate a baby against her mother’s wishes.

11/5/2025

A Norfolk builder has been imprisoned after stealing over £200k from residents following building and home-improvement work that was never done.

11/3/2025

A man who falsely claimed to be homeless to secure a council house has been ordered to repay almost £30,000 following an investigation.

10/30/2025

An investigation by a council’s trading standards team has found former care home bosses guilty of having ‘financially abused’ an elderly resident.

10/29/2025

Authorities have seized more than 3,600 counterfeit vehicle parts worth over £100,000 from a self-storage facility in South Gloucestershire.

10/28/2025

A company has been fined £50,000 by Birmingham City Council for an ‘unacceptable’ failure to implement essential building improvements.

10/24/2025

A court case accusing Birmingham City Council chief executive Joanne Roney of an antisemitic slur has collapsed as ‘there was not a shred of evidence’.

10/22/2025

A Reform UK candidate who contested a tied local election result in Worcestershire has had her legal challenge dismissed by the High Court.

10/20/2025

Coventry City Council has been named among nearly 500 employers found to have underpaid staff the National Minimum Wage, according to the Government.

10/3/2025

Herefordshire Council is seeking legal advice due to safety issues surrounding a high street building.

10/1/2025

A newspaper group has launched legal action against a decision by Reform UK-led Nottinghamshire CC to ban its journalists from covering council business.

9/29/2025

Gwynedd Council is preparing to launch an appeal after losing a legal challenge to its clampdown on second homes.

9/26/2025

A council has raised concerns about a group camping in the Scottish Border woodlands.

9/23/2025

The leader of Perth and Kinross Council has stepped down after being charged with embezzlement.

9/18/2025

A former Labour councillor has been charged with blackmail and communications offences following a probe into the Westminster ‘honeytrap’ scandal.

9/16/2025

English councils that fail to offer separate food waste collections to all homes from April could face judicial review, a Whitehall insider has warned.

9/11/2025

Plans to close 10 libraries across Caerphilly county borough have been halted after the High Court granted an interim injunction.

9/10/2025

Children and families are being failed by delays in the family justice system, the Public Accounts Committee has warned, with impacts felt in social care.

9/9/2025

Councils facing boundary changes as part of local government reorganisation are seeking legal advice to clarify what proposals they can put forward.

9/3/2025

Epping Forest DC has remained defiant in its opposition to use of The Bell Hotel for asylum accommodation despite a further legal setback.

8/29/2025

A temporary injunction banning use of the Bell Hotel in Epping to accommodate asylum seekers has been overturned.

8/29/2025

A council employee who secretly held multiple jobs has been jailed for three years after defrauding local authorities out of more than £236,000.

8/28/2025

Epping Forest DC sought an injunction banning the use of the Bell Hotel to accommodate asylum seekers for ‘political' reasons, it has been claimed.

8/26/2025

A resident has been fined over £100,000 for illegally cutting down an ancient tree protected by a preservation order.

8/22/2025

The leader of Nottingham City Council has criticised an arena’s decision to allow Marilyn Manson to perform due to allegations of sexual assault.

8/19/2025

Asylum seekers are to be removed from an Essex hotel that has became the focus of protests this summer.

8/18/2025

Councils face growing pothole claims. Georgia Milton of DWF highlights how strong inspections and AI tools can help balance legal duties, budgets and safety.

8/18/2025

A judge has ordered a hotel not to accept any new applications from asylum seekers until his ruling on Epping Forest DC's request for a temporary injunction.

8/18/2025

A Labour councillor who said far-right activists should have their throats cut has been found not guilty of inciting violence.

8/11/2025

A fine of nearly £100,000 has been issued to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Council due to an incident in St Brendan's Care Home.

8/5/2025

Warwickshire council leader George Finch risks facing prosecution for contempt of court after discussing an alleged rape at a Reform UK press conference.

8/1/2025

Over 50% of councils reportedly did not abide by legal guidelines around authorising sufficient numbers of self-build homes.

7/23/2025

Councils with financial problems that are placed under government intervention may be exempt from a ban on sacking and then rehiring employees.

7/22/2025

Reform UK candidate Liz Williams has filed a petition to the High Court claiming her loss in May's dead heat election in Worcestershire County Council’s Littletons division was fraudulent.

7/21/2025

A council has handed over its lease on a lake after ‘toxic blue-green algae’ is found in the water.

7/21/2025

Councils are set to be given powers to inspect rented homes without providing notice to landlords

7/17/2025

Crawley BC is considering its next steps, including a potential judicial review, after local government minister Jim McMahon dismissed its proposal for a cross-county unitary.

7/7/2025

Camden Council could encounter legal action due to its Transgender Awareness Crossing, a road crossing painted pink, blue and white.

6/30/2025

Stoke-on-Trent City Council has revealed 108 cases of fraud were perpetrated against the local authority last year.

6/26/2025

A legal expert has warned Reform UK councils will not be able to slash local authority pensions.