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HOUSING
First council secures top grade from social housing regulator
By Martin Ford | 30 October 2024
Barnsley MBC has become the first and only council to be awarded the top grade by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH), six months after they came into force.
HIGHWAYS
Half of cyclists say road conditions are dangerous
By Ellie Ames | 10 June 2024
A major local government insurer has warned that months of rain may have caused ‘some of the wors...
FINANCE
Council to be prosecuted over busway deaths
By Chris Ames | 10 May 2024
Cambridgeshire CC has been served a court summons over three deaths in separate incidents on its ...
HOUSING
Council appeared to be in 'crisis management mode'
By Ellie Ames | 20 February 2024
‘Multiple and repeated’ failures by Hammersmith & Fulham LBC left residents feeling ‘anything but...
LEGISLATION
What can councils expect from stronger social housing regulation?
By Angela Holden | 14 December 2023
As councils get ready for the biggest shake-up in social housing regulation in 10 years, regulato...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Putting RAAC front of mind
By Mark Robinson | 20 November 2023
With a shake up in the Cabinet, reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) cannot slip down th...
SAFETY
It is time for local government to call out unworkable pseudo-market systems
By Mo Baines | 13 September 2023
Writing on the RAAC debacle, Mo Baines says not so long ago the public estate was managed by loca...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
What's lurking in the shadows?
By Clare Thomas | 14 June 2022
Clare Thomas considers if better lighting is the key to making women feel safe on our streets aga...
HEALTH
Standing up for the Kadens
By Katie Heath | 25 May 2022
The tragic story of Kaden Reddick and the court case that followed his death is a sad one. But as...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Storm Eunice forces councils to close services
By Laura Sharman | 18 February 2022
Councils across the UK have been forced to suspend public services, close schools and provide eme...
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
Councils to have 'bigger role' in building safety
By Martin Ford | 20 August 2021
The Government has said it wants to give councils a ‘bigger role’ in making sure high-rise buildi...
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