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FINANCE
Government to crack down on risky council investments
By Neil Merrick | 29 May 2026
Ministers are poised to crackdown on risky council investments using new powers to patrol ‘excessive’ borrowing and other financial decisions.
LGA
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...
LONDON
Reform's Havering leader rules out 'Hexit'
By William Eichler | 29 May 2026
The new Reform leader of Havering Council has ruled out pursuing proposals for the borough to lea...
PAY
Unions call for 'urgent' pay talks
By Martin Ford | 29 May 2026
Trade unions have called for employers to come to the negotiating table after rejecting a ‘full a...
UNIONS
GMB members vote to reject pay offer
By Dan Peters | 28 May 2026
Members of trade union GMB have voted to reject a 3.3% pay offer from the Local Government Associ...
LEGAL
Councils could face bill after legal clash
By Neil Merrick | 28 May 2026
At least 40 councils are waiting to discover if they need to repay money to housebuilders as more...
REORGANISATION
Peers call for reorganisation reset
By Joe Lepper | 28 May 2026
Peers have called for a ‘fundamental reset’ around local government reorganisation (LGR) among De...
EMPLOYMENT
Call for 'stronger role' for councils to tackle youth unemployment
By Martin Ford | 28 May 2026
A ‘stronger role’ for councils is required to tackle soaring numbers of young people not in educa...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
EXCLUSIVE: Counties to take concerns to top
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Joe Lepper | 28 May 2026
The County Councils Network (CCN) was this week preparing to take its concerns about local govern...
UNIONS
GMB branch secretaries to go on strike against own union
By Joe Lepper | 27 May 2026
GMB branch secretaries are to stage two days of strike action against their trade union over thei...
PLANNING
Councils demand full cost recovery for planning fees
By Martin Ford | 27 May 2026
Proposals to increase planning application fees do not go far enough, the Government has been war...
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