Social housing provider secures £55m following funding freeze
26/01/2026 A social housing provider whose funding was frozen after being issued with a regulatory notice over the death of toddler Awaab Ishak has been granted £55m to deliver new homes. |
TfL unveils plan to modernise London’s street network
26/01/2026 Transport for London (TfL) has announced a new five-year pan-city roadworks strategy designed to improve how the capital’s streets function. |
Council secures High Court sentence over planning breaches
26/01/2026 Tewkesbury Borough Council has secured a High Court sentence after a landowner repeatedly breached planning control and a court injunction. |
Tower Hamlets’ efforts to scrap LTNs prove unsuccessful
26/01/2026 Tower Hamlets Council's attempt to remove three Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) has been blocked following a court ruling. |
Council leader ousted after election delay backlash
23/01/2026 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council has removed its leader following political fallout over a request to postpone upcoming local elections. |
Insulation scheme ‘catastrophic fiasco’, MPs say
23/01/2026 A Government-backed home insulation programme has been labelled an ‘abject failure’ by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). |
Peers raise council capacity concerns
22/01/2026 Questions have been raised over local government's capacity to play a role in the creation of new towns. |
Council advances legal proceedings due to ‘reckless’ tree felling
22/01/2026 Enfield Council has started forfeiture proceedings against Mitchells & Butlers following the company’s partial felling of an ancient oak tree. |
Reform council facing challenge of beginning from 'standing start'
21/01/2026 Durham CC’s adaptation to future challenges could be delayed due to the Reform UK leadership beginning from a ‘standing start’, a peer challenge concludes. |
LGA: Councils best place to decarbonise housing
21/01/2026 Local authorities are best placed to lead the effort to decarbonise the country’s housing stock, the LGA says in response to the Warm Homes Plan announcement. |
Picture remains unclear over local elections delays
21/01/2026 Uncertainty hangs over attempts to delay local elections in almost 30 councils amid a legal challenge by Reform UK. |
Epsom & Ewell mulls suing leisure operator
21/01/2026 Epsom & Ewell BC has ‘retained legal expert support' as it considers suing the former operator of a leisure centre handed over needing repairs. |
National conversation on neighbourhoods needed
20/01/2026 A senior Local Government Association (LGA) figure has called for a national conversation over the role of councils in improving neighbourhoods. |
Councils hold key to growth in 2026, study says
20/01/2026 Local government will play a decisive role in the UK’s economic performance in 2026 as business growth is shaped by support in council areas, analysis finds. |
Wokingham BC drives forward 20mph speed changes
20/01/2026 Wokingham Borough Council is to reduce speed limits despite a lack of support from residents. |
Council investigated over possible housing fraud
20/01/2026 Hundreds of homes owned by Barking and Dagenham Council's property company could have been allocated to organised criminal gangs, investigation reveals. |
Manchester boosts children’s access to sport pathways with new tennis pilot
20/01/2026 Manchester City Council and the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) have rolled out a new pilot programme to improve sporting opportunities for local children. |
Doncaster workers’ pay to be restored by millions of pounds
19/01/2026 The GMB trade union has revealed that over 4,000 Doncaster Council workers are due to receive a pay rise ‘worth millions’. |
New Town of Culture contest set to boost local pride
19/01/2026 The Government is launching a new Town of Culture competition to celebrate the cultural legacies of UK towns. |
Mayor hikes council tax to fight phone thefts
19/01/2026 The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced he plans to increase council tax to help the police crackdown on phone thefts. |
New Town properties at risk of ‘severe’ aviation disruption, analysis says
19/01/2026 Eleven of the Government’s proposed New Town locations will experience ‘significant aircraft noise exposure’, research suggests. |
Reed hails housing starts increase
16/01/2026 The number of new build starts in the year ending September 2025 has increased by 18% compared to the previous year. |
Government unveils £200m SEND teacher training programme
16/01/2026 The Government has announced a £200m programme to expand training for teachers and education staff to better support pupils with SEND. |
Resident told to pay council £18,000 for ‘dishonest’ accident claims
16/01/2026 A resident has been fined over £18,000 for making false claims in attempt to seek compensation from the council. |
Residents thanked for bomb disposal co-operation
16/01/2026 Residents have been told they can return to their homes after an operation to dispose of an unexploded World War Two bomb found in Exmouth Marina. |
Cotton piles pressure on West Midlands Police chief to stand down
15/01/2026 Birmingham City Council’s Labour leader John Cotton has called for the chief constable of West Midlands Police, Craig Guildford, to stand down. |
Councils defy party lines on election delays
15/01/2026 Council leaders have strayed from party lines over proposals to delay local elections. |
Major £300m fraud investigation into social housing sector launched
15/01/2026 The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched an inquiry into the past management of Home REIT amid allegations of fraud and bribery. |
MP questions hotel staff’s treatment of vulnerable guests
15/01/2026 The Housing Committee has written to a Holiday Inn in Manchester to seek an explanation for staff’s ‘appalling’ discrimination against people experiencing homelessness. |
Yorkshire residents urged to license monkeys
14/01/2026 East Riding residents who keep primates are being urged to obtain a licence under new legislation. |
‘Record amounts’ spent on improving housing quality, says report
14/01/2026 Social landlords spent £10bn on repairs and maintenance by March last year, research has found. |
DCN: Surge in river maintenance costs can be ‘devastating’ for councils
14/01/2026 The District Councils’ Network has warned that councils are facing a rise in river maintenance spending due to the Environment Agency cutting back its work. |
Broxtowe council hit with C3 rating over housing failings
14/01/2026 Broxtowe Borough Council has been given a C3 grading by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) after failing to meet required consumer standards. |
Tensions rise over out of area placements
14/01/2026 Council relations have strained over housing placements, with some authorities accused of ‘cleansing themselves’ of challenges and ‘exporting’ ‘more complex’ cases outside their area. |
Tower Hamlets considers 2am leisure centre openings
14/01/2026 A council’s proposals to keep leisure centres open until 2am could increase income by £300,000. |
DCN name change pressure
13/01/2026 The District Councils’ Network (DCN) is coming under increasing internal pressure to move quickly to change its name to secure the future relevance of the organisation. |
Scottish islands challenge local growth funding cut
13/01/2026 Multiple local authorities in the Highlands and Islands area have challenged the Government’s decision not to allocate them any local growth funding. |
King’s Lynn could see new town council created
13/01/2026 The Norfolk town King’s Lynn could be given its own council following approval from the borough council’s committee. |
New system launched to assess councils’ road repair performance
12/01/2026 A new traffic light rating system has been rolled out to assess how effectively local highway authorities (LHAs) are fixing potholes and maintaining roads. |
Residents warned of risk to homes during Storm Goretti
09/01/2026 Great Yarmouth Borough Council has told those living in clifftop properties that their homes are at ‘serious risk’ of collapse from Storm Goretti. |
Council leader welcomes gas network’s £870m investment
09/01/2026 Peterborough City Council has welcomed the news that National Gas is investing £870m in the East of England over the next five years. |
Mayor ‘appalled’ by destruction of Holocaust memorial bench
09/01/2026 Salford mayor Paul Dennett has said he is ‘deeply saddened and appalled’ following the destruction of a Holocaust memorial bench in Clowes Park. |
MPs raise concerns over delays in PIP claims
09/01/2026 MPs have highlighted continuing problems with the way the DWP processes PIP claims, warning that long waiting times are leaving some claimants in difficulty. |
Bradford Council wins international recognition for nature reserve
09/01/2026 A nature reserve managed by Bradford Council has been highlighted in a ‘seven wonders of the world’ list for 2026. |
Consultation launched on taxi licensing reform
08/01/2026 The Government has launched a public consultation on proposals to reduce 'out-of-area' working by taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) drivers. |
Councils empowered to crack down on pavement parking
08/01/2026 The Government has confirmed that local leaders will be given new legal powers to make it easier to restrict pavement parking. |
New inspections for academy trusts announced
08/01/2026 Council leaders have welcomed the Government’s plans to introduce inspections of multi-academy trusts, saying the move will bring ‘greater transparency’. |
Beach hut owners question legality of council tax change
08/01/2026 Beach hut owners on the south coast have questioned the legal basis of classing huts as second homes for the purposes of council tax. |
Birmingham faces MP criticism surrounding football fan ban
07/01/2026 MPs have accused Birmingham CC of providing a ‘biased picture’ surrounding the decision to ban Israeli football fans from a match against Aston Villa. |
Warrington BC seeks local views on new political boundaries
07/01/2026 Warrington Borough Council has launched a public consultation to help decide on the boundaries for new council wards. |
Eleven cities lead in living standards growth, research finds
London’s affordable housing failing to keep pace with need
Council leader considers random drug tests
Minister addresses council leaders on SEND reforms
