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Newcastle-under-Lyme to leave LGA

By Paul Marinko | 29 May 2026

Reform UK-led Newcastle-under-Lyme BC has announced it is ending its membership of the Local Gove...

Looking out for the local

By Paul Marinko | 27 May 2026

Helping the Local Councils Network’s members and officers to manage the disruption of moving to a...

Senior councillor calls for local veto on asylum placements

By Paul Marinko | 26 May 2026

Breckland DC’s leader has called for a council veto on local asylum placements as tensions grow i...

Suffolk Reform leadership follows Essex with LGR legal challenge

By Paul Marinko | 15 May 2026

Suffolk CC’s new Reform UK leadership has followed Essex CC is announcing plans for legal action ...

New Reform leadership at Essex to legally challenge LGR

By Paul Marinko | 14 May 2026

Essex CC’s Reform UK leader has written to housing secretary Steve Reed indicating the council in...

North Somerset votes to join West of England

By Paul Marinko | 13 May 2026

North Somerset councillors have backed plans for the council to join the West of England Combined...

Devo minister resigns

By Paul Marinko | 12 May 2026

Devolution minister Miatta Fahnbulleh has resigned and urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to ‘do t...

Lib Dems seize control of Surrey shadows as interim officers named

By Paul Marinko | 11 May 2026

The Lib Dems have seized control of Surrey’s shadow authorities as the county prepares for unitar...

New Reform councillor stands down following allegations

By Paul Marinko | 11 May 2026

A Reform UK councillor is believed to have already resigned following his election last Thursday.

Reform pledges to proritise Green councils for immigration detention centres

By Paul Marinko | 05 May 2026

Reform UK has pledged to prioritise areas with Green-controlled councils for illegal immigration ...