Drivers to face paying over £4k in congestion charge fees
02/10/2025 Congestion charge fees could surge by £40m next year, analysis has revealed. |
Councils to call for tighter HMO controls
02/10/2025 Councils are expected to call for tighter controls over houses in multiple occupation (HMO) after a ‘rush' of applications for HMO licences. |
Four in five major grey belt housing appeals allowed
02/10/2025 Four in five major residential planning appeals on grey belt land have been approved since the Government’s policy came into force in 2024, analysis finds. |
Exclusive: Cleverly criticises Labour's 'short term fixes'
02/10/2025 The shadow local government secretary has accused Labour of leaving councils with ‘short term fixes', identifying asylum hotels as an area ‘showing strain'. |
Oxfordshire councils told to scrap joint housing plan
02/10/2025 Two Oxfordshire councils have been told to withdraw their joint local plan due to concerns there was not enough cooperation with Oxford City Council. |
Notts councils clash over reorganisation report
02/10/2025 Two Nottinghamshire local authorities have accused neighbouring councils of ‘prematurely’ publishing a report on local government reorganisation (LGR). |
Council proposes £100m framework to enhance public spaces
01/10/2025 Herefordshire Council has unveiled plans for a £100m Highways and Public Realm Schemes Framework aimed at upgrading infrastructure and public spaces. |
Welsh Government confirms council tax changes
01/10/2025 The Welsh Government is to extend the time allowed before council tax enforcement can take place. |
Notts council faces legal challenge over media ban
01/10/2025 A newspaper group has launched legal action against a decision by Reform UK-led Nottinghamshire CC to ban its journalists from covering council business. |
Cabinet backs ‘transformational’ new high school plans
30/09/2025 Northumberland County Council has approved the business case for a £50m high school development. |
Government axes cohesion fund
30/09/2025 The Government has insisted it is ‘absolutely committed to bridging the divides between our communities' despite axing a cohesion fund. |
Labour conference: Growth could be derailed by Reform, warns Brabin
30/09/2025 West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin has warned Labour councillors that growth plans could be ‘derailed' in the event of big wins for Reform at the polls in May. |
City of York Council could remove Duchess’ honorary title
30/09/2025 The Duchess of York’s Freedom of the City of York title could reportedly be removed due to her association with Jeffrey Epstein. |
Portsmouth Council rejects local government reorganisation
29/09/2025 Portsmouth CC has agreed to reject government proposals for local government reorganisation, confirming its intention to remain a standalone authority. |
Gwynedd to appeal court block on second homes clampdown
29/09/2025 Gwynedd Council is preparing to launch an appeal after losing a legal challenge to its clampdown on second homes. |
Call for waste services to remain council-run
29/09/2025 Communities should be central to the delivery of waste services, the Local Government Association (LGA) has argued. |
LGA: Councils play ‘critical’ part in boosting growth
29/09/2025 Old towns and cities could generate £13bn for the economy, analysis has revealed. |
Labour conference: Town heritage to receive national acclaim
29/09/2025 The Government is due to launch a Town of Culture programme to honour local heritage. |
Labour conference: Schools to benefit from library investment
29/09/2025 Chancellor Reeves is expected to announce plans to provide libraries for every primary school across the country. |
Kent councils call for return of international rail services
29/09/2025 Kent County Council has joined local councils, MPs, and business groups to support the potential return of international rail services. |
Labour conference: Reed reveals 12 new town sites
29/09/2025 Housing secretary Steve Reed has revealed the location of 12 new towns as part of his pledge to ‘build, baby, build'. |
Council and MP condemn attack on asylum hotel
29/09/2025 Islington Council leader and Emily Thornberry MP have issued a joint condemnation following an attack at at a hotel housing asylum seekers. |
Social care leader blasts ‘potentially catastrophic’ Farage migrant pledge
26/09/2025 Social care leader has said a pledge by Reform leader Nigel Farage to abolish indefinite leave to remain would be ‘potentially catastrophic’ for social care. |
Mayor calls for overhaul of ‘broken’ speed enforcement system
26/09/2025 West Midlands mayor Richard Parker has backed a campaign calling on the Government to review the country’s speed enforcement system. |
Councillors endorse anti-pavement parking powers
26/09/2025 Nearly three quarters of councillors would back the introduction of enforcement powers against pavement parking, data has revealed. |
Devon CC unitary plans to prevent ‘disastrous’ service issues
26/09/2025 Devon County Council has announced proposals to create a new unitary authority as part of its reorganisation plans. |
Council takes action against ‘Kingdom of Kubala’
26/09/2025 A council has raised concerns about a group camping in the Scottish Border woodlands. |
Counties' concern over devolution proposals
25/09/2025 County councils have hit out at proposals to give mayors control over services like health and criminal justice – warning against a return to two-tier governance. |
‘Pride in Place’: Councils empowered to drive high street regeneration
25/09/2025 The Government has unveiled a new initiative aimed at giving communities more control over the regeneration of struggling high streets and neighbourhoods. |
Norwich backs three-council model to boost ‘local prosperity’
25/09/2025 Norwich City Council has backed proposals for three unitary councils in Norfolk. |
Councils face challenge as primary school enrolment declines
24/09/2025 The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has published new analysis showing a sustained decline in primary school enrolments across London. |
LGA: Councils need more than a decade to reach decent homes standard
24/09/2025 Councils should be given up to 12 years to bring social housing up to an enhanced decent homes standard (DHS) and even then the cost may mean they build fewer new homes, the Local Government Association (LGA) has told ministers. |
West Midlands launches plan to remove unsafe cladding
24/09/2025 The West Midlands Combined Authority has unveiled a plan to remove unsafe cladding from residential buildings over 11 metres tall. |
Sean Bean backs green belt protest
24/09/2025 A campaign against plans to build on Sheffield’s green belt has been backed by actor Sean Bean. |
Khan: Trump is ‘racist, sexist, misogynistic and Islamophobic’
24/09/2025 Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, has condemned Donald Trump as ‘racist, sexist, misogynistic and Islamophobic’ after the president attacked him at the UN. |
Herefordshire invests £2m in flood resilience
24/09/2025 Herefordshire Council has approved a £2.055m investment over the next two years to boost flood resilience for homes, businesses and infrastructure. |
Council launches consultation on new town and parish councils
24/09/2025 Charnwood Borough Council has launched consultations on proposals to establish new town and parish councils. |
‘Landmark’ regeneration plan to transform Gateshead town centres
24/09/2025 Gateshead’s town centres are to receive ‘dramatic’ improvements under its regeneration scheme. |
BCP Council considers new town councils
24/09/2025 BCP Council is considering the establishment of three new town councils – Broadstone, Bournemouth, and Poole. |
Charity calls for ‘ambitious’ brownfield housing targets
24/09/2025 Brownfield land could provide nearly 1.5 million new homes to help meet the Government’s goals, figures have revealed. |
West Sussex backs single unitary model
24/09/2025 West Sussex County Council has chosen a single unitary authority covering the entire county as its preferred model for local government reorganisation (LGR). |
Southend housing standards need urgent fix, regulator says
24/09/2025 Southend-on-Sea City Council has been told to urgently raise its housing standards after the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) handed it a C3 grade. |
Council calls for stronger fines for disruptive utility firms
24/09/2025 Hertfordshire CC has called on national Government to raise the penalties on utility companies responsible for poorly managed or unauthorised roadworks. |
Premier League boosts Youth Hubs scheme
24/09/2025 Premier League club charities are to help provide young people with wellbeing, work and skills support. |
Cheshire and Warrington to get first elected mayor under devolution deal
23/09/2025 A mayoral combined authority for Cheshire and Warrington is set to be established, following formal approval by all three local councils. |
Reorganisation threat to district services
23/09/2025 Services provided by district councils must not become an early casualty of local government reorganisation, a new report has warned. |
‘No place for misogyny’ in communities, charity says
23/09/2025 Sixty-eight per cent of girls and women aged 11 to 21 have adjusted their behaviour to avoid sexual harassment, a survey has revealed. |
East Devon council plans £3.4m public toilet revamp
22/09/2025 East Devon District Council are set to discuss moving forward with the next phase of its ambitious £3.4m public toilet refurbishment programme. |
Ombudsman reports improvement in housing complaints
22/09/2025 The Housing Ombudsman’s 2024-25 Annual Complaints Review reveals social landlords are starting to handle complaints better, even as volumes continue to rise. |
MPs call for devolution of skills powers to local leaders
22/09/2025 MPs say devolving 16–19 education to strategic authorities is vital to boosting growth and improving young people’s prospects. |
Government announces £10m sewage repair scheme
Reform council lifts newspaper ban
Consensus emerges over statutory climate change duty
Councils to get rent control powers
