Building Healthier Communities: The Case for Investing in Public Health
Explore how targeted, community-based public health strategies can improve lives, reduce NHS pressure, and deliver cost savings for local authorities.
Government deploys ‘innovation squads’ in £100m pilot
16/07/2025 Ten communities across England are set to be visited by ‘innovation squads’ as part of a £100m pilot to improve local services. |
Councils fear riots repeat
16/07/2025 Councils fear a repeat of last summer's riots without ‘significant government investment in community cohesion', a report has found. |
Employers double down on pay offer
16/07/2025 Council employers have unanimously reaffirmed their April offer of a 3.2% pay increase as ‘full and final' despite unions urging them to better their proposal. |
Fiscal devolution could raise £8.9bn a year
16/07/2025 Fiscal devolution would enable local authorities to raise £8.9bn a year for local services, a report commissioned by the County Councils Network has found. |
Councils protest against adult gaming centres
16/07/2025 A syndicate of more than 30 local authorities is campaigning against the rise of adult gaming centres (AGCs). |
Majority of rural councils have no social housing targets
16/07/2025 Only one in five rural local authorities have planning targets for building new social homes despite a shortage of new houses in rural areas. |
Unitary achieves pay harmony six years after reorganisation
16/07/2025 A deal to harmonise legacy pay and terms for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council workers is finally expected to be signed. |
West Lindsey residents back big bin hire trial
15/07/2025 West Lindsey District Council is considering implementing a big bin hire scheme on a permanent basis. |
Councils push back against Reform’s Doge unit
15/07/2025 Several local authorities have reportedly pushed back against efforts by Reform UK’s Elon Musk-style ‘Doge’ unit to access sensitive data. |
Council employee prosecuted for fraud
15/07/2025 An employee who was simultaneously employed by two local authorities and a third organisation has been found guilty of fraud after earning over £230,000. |
Skyscraper proposals spark concern amongst residents
15/07/2025 Salford City Council is set to discuss proposals for the third tallest skyscraper in the UK. |
Surrey schools to get longer half terms
15/07/2025 Starting in October 2026, council-maintained schools in Surrey will have a two-week half term and a shorter summer break. |
Farage: ‘Virtue-signalling’ climate targets must go
15/07/2025 Nigel Farage has ordered Reform UK council leaders to give up on what he calls ‘virtue-signalling’ net zero targets. |
Reading BC accused of reorganisation ‘land grab’
15/07/2025 A proposal by Reading BC to bring five West Berkshire wards under its jurisdiction as part of local government reorganisation has been branded a ‘land grab.’ |
Councils face pressure to cut back on prevention spending
15/07/2025 Overstretched budgets mean that care leaders have been forced to reduce spending on prevention by more than 10% this year, a new ADASS survey has revealed. |
Fears over lack of teeth behind mandatory reporting duty
14/07/2025 Government plans to make it a mandatory duty to report child sexual abuse need to be backed up with an effective deterrent, human rights committee has said. |
Councillors hold minute’s silence for girl killed by tree
14/07/2025 Councillors in Southend-on-Sea held a minute’s silence in memory of a seven-year-old girl who was killed by a falling tree. |
Measles death prompts call to improve vaccine uptake
14/07/2025 There is an urgent need to address falling immunisation rates to protect children against measles, local authority leaders have said. |
Reform UK council leader raises social care visa alarm
14/07/2025 The leader of Reform UK-controlled Kent County Council has urged the Government to rethink its plans to reduce health and social care visas to the UK. |
Councils secure funding for EV charging scheme
14/07/2025 Local authorities are to benefit from a £25m scheme to enable cheaper electric vehicle (EV) charging for those without off-street parking. |
