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Liverpool 'overwhelmed' as £180,000 raised for vandalised library

By Ellie Ames | 07 August 2024

An ‘outpouring of support’ has been welcomed by Liverpool City Council after a local library and ...

Councils 'deeply concerned' about support fund cut

By Ellie Ames | 01 August 2024

Nearly six in 10 councils will be unable to fund any additional local welfare assistance when the...

Hackney clashes with regulator over cyber attack

By Ellie Ames | 18 July 2024

Hackney LBC has dismissed a finding that it breached data protection law before records were lost...

Councils' confidence for childcare rollout 'worryingly low'

By Ellie Ames | 01 July 2024

English councils have raised fresh concerns about having enough places to meet demand with just o...

Labour could bring in automatic voter registration

By Ellie Ames | 27 June 2024

It has been reported that Labour plans to introduce automatic voter registration (AVR) if elected...

Service cuts likely, think-tank warns

By Ellie Ames | 21 June 2024

Councils could be forced to cut back service provision if cost and demand pressures continue to g...

Questions raised over funding for housebuilding pledges

By Ellie Ames | 19 June 2024

A think-tank has warned a lack of cash for affordable housing will make political parties’ ambiti...

Thousands of bins missed as council rolls out new service

By Ellie Ames | 19 June 2024

Denbighshire CC has apologised after waste from thousands of households was not collected as a ne...

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...

Ending asylum hotel use could put 'unacceptable pressure' on councils

By Ellie Ames | 29 May 2024

MPs have raised concerns that the Government has not engaged effectively with local authorities a...