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Council temporarily closes county hall over spiralling energy costs

By Laura Sharman | 06 October 2022

Wakefield Council will temporarily close its county hall building in a bid to save on rising ener...

Warning as Government considers temporary rent cap on social homes

By Dan Peters | 31 August 2022

Investment in social housing will be hit if the Government pushes forward with moves to cap rents...

Scottish council workers to strike after pay offer rejection

By Dan Peters | 15 August 2022

Strike action is expected to kick off this week after union chiefs rejected an improved pay offer...

Seven cities shortlisted to host Eurovision 2023

By Laura Sharman | 12 August 2022

The BBC has announced that seven UK cities have been shortlisted to host the 2023 Eurovision Song...

Waste workers announce strike action across 15 Scottish councils

By Laura Sharman | 11 August 2022

Waste workers in 15 councils across Scotland will walk out for a week this month in protest over ...

Majority of lead members call for delay to social care reforms

By Laura Sharman | 05 August 2022

The majority of senior councillors are worried social care reforms will make council services wor...

Councils face record £2.4bn deficits in SEN this year

By Laura Sharman | 29 July 2022

Local authority deficits in special educational needs (SEN) have reached an ‘unmanageable’ £2.4bn...

Unite rejects local government pay offer

By Laura Sharman | 28 July 2022

Unite has rejected the flat rate pay rise offered to all council staff this week.

Call to simplify devolved-benefits in Wales

By Laura Sharman | 28 July 2022

A new report has called on the Welsh Government to simplify the benefit system to help more peopl...

Council tax rebates now issued to 80% of eligible households

By Laura Sharman | 28 July 2022

Nearly 80% of eligible households have now received their £150 council tax rebate, the latest fig...