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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Experts raise concerns over children's services deadline

By Joe Lepper | 28 April 2026

‘Clear and credible concerns’ have been raised by experts that some council children’s services will struggle to meet a government deadline to overhaul family support.

POLICY AND POLITICS

Greens pledge to revive high streets

By William Eichler | 23 April 2026

The Green Party has announced a policy platform aimed at reviving high streets, including using l...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Shropshire in food waste warning

By Joe Lepper | 17 April 2026

Shropshire Council has warned it may not be able to collect food waste weekly until 2039.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: Dramatic fall in LGA staff morale revealed

By Dan Peters | 16 April 2026

Morale among Local Government Association (LGA) employees fell dramatically during the year leadi...

COUNCIL TAX

EXCLUSIVE: Council tax support localisation hits poorer areas

By Dan Peters | 08 April 2026

Poorer areas tend to offer less council tax support than more affluent areas more than a decade a...

FINANCE

LGPS performing well, pension advisers say

By Neil Merrick | 07 April 2026

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is performing well and managing risk responsibly durin...

Leisure firm enters administration

By Dan Peters | 01 April 2026

Councils are ‘committed to a smooth transition’ after Fusion, which operates a network of English...

FINANCE

Report finds 'optimism bias' in council projections

By Neil Merrick | 30 March 2026

Brighton and Hove city councillors were guilty of ‘optimism bias’ in forecasting the popularity o...

HOMELESSNESS

Increasing homelessness blamed for council company failure

By Joe Lepper | 26 March 2026

London Councils has blamed ‘increased homelessness rates’ for the failure of a company formed to ...

HOUSING

EXCLUSIVE: Rising temporary accommodation bill fuelled by B&B exodus

By Dan Peters | 26 March 2026

The amount of money spent by councils in the capital on the most expensive type of emergency temp...

HOUSING

Call for developers to be hit with stick

By Dan Peters | 20 March 2026

A senior planner has called for developers that sit on land to be hit with a ‘bit more of a stick’.