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UKCouncilWatch monitors announcements about and by UK Government & Local Authorities.

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Cardiff Council leader calls for investigation into Ely collision localgov.co.uk/Cardiff-Counc…
Cardiff Council leader calls for investigation into Ely collision

Cardiff Council leader calls for investigation into Ely collision

The leader of Cardiff Council has called for an investigation into the events that led to the deaths of two teenagers and a riot on Monday night.

localgov.co.uk
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Ministers promise CSA compensation scheme themj.co.uk/Ministers-promis…
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Majority support restrictions on fast food advertising localgov.co.uk/Majority-supp…
Majority support restrictions on fast food advertising

Majority support restrictions on fast food advertising

Three-quarters of adults would like their local council to be able to restrict unhealthy food and drink advertising near schools and playgrounds, poll finds.

localgov.co.uk
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North misses out on £21m of levelling up funding localgov.co.uk/North-misses-…
North misses out on £21m of levelling up funding

North misses out on £21m of levelling up funding

Local authority areas in the North have missed out on £21m of funding from the Government’s flagship levelling up fund, a new study has revealed.

localgov.co.uk
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Sinn Fein becomes largest party of Northern Ireland local government themj.co.uk/Sinn-Fein-become…

Sinn Fein becomes largest party of Northern Ireland local government

Sinn Fein has become the largest party in Northern Ireland local government for the first time after securing 144 seats in the latest polls.

themj.co.uk
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Council investigation reveals mother’s forgery localgov.co.uk/Council-inves…
Council investigation reveals mother’s forgery

Council investigation reveals mother’s forgery

A mother in Barnet has admitted in court to forging official documents to get her son into a popular secondary school.

localgov.co.uk
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Rooftop solar panels should be fitted as standard, charity says localgov.co.uk/Rooftop-solar…
Rooftop solar panels should be fitted as standard, charity says

Rooftop solar panels should be fitted as standard, charity says

The majority of the solar panels required to reach the Government’s net zero targets could be fitted on rooftops and car parks, campaigners say.

localgov.co.uk
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Union calls for information on state of school buildings localgov.co.uk/Union-calls-f…
Union calls for information on state of school buildings

Union calls for information on state of school buildings

Local government union Unison has backed a Labour demand that information on the state of school buildings must be published.

localgov.co.uk
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More than 360,000 frontline workers vote on pay strike localgov.co.uk/More-than-360…
More than 360,000 frontline workers vote on pay strike

More than 360,000 frontline workers vote on pay strike

More than a third of a million council and school support staff in England and Wales have started voting on a possible strike over pay.

localgov.co.uk
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Child sexual abuse compensation scheme to be set up in England theguardian.com/uk-news/2023…
Child sexual abuse compensation scheme to be set up in England

Child sexual abuse compensation scheme to be set up in England

Move comes after inquiry found children had faced ‘limitless’ cruelty with complicity of institutions

theguardian.com
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Pension fund managers called to account on climate themj.co.uk/Pension-fund-man…
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20mph speed limits more effective with speed bumps localgov.co.uk/20mph-speed-l…
20mph speed limits more effective with speed bumps

20mph speed limits more effective with speed bumps

Drivers are more likely to comply with a 20mph speed limit if there are also physical traffic calming measures in place, report finds.

localgov.co.uk
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Over £450m to improve school estate announced localgov.co.uk/Over-450m-to-…
Over £450m to improve school estate announced

Over £450m to improve school estate announced

School buildings across the country are set to receive a share of over £450m of funding to help improve their condition.

localgov.co.uk
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Strategy to deliver ‘joined-up digital inclusion’ launched localgov.co.uk/Strategy-to-d…
Strategy to deliver ‘joined-up digital inclusion’ launched

Strategy to deliver ‘joined-up digital inclusion’ launched

A campaign group has launched a ‘unique and revolutionary strategy’ linking government, industry leaders and community organisations to tackle digital poverty.

localgov.co.uk
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Plans for 100 Passivhaus apartments submitted to Salford CC localgov.co.uk/Plans-for-100…
Plans for 100 Passivhaus apartments submitted to Salford CC

Plans for 100 Passivhaus apartments submitted to Salford CC

Plans have been submitted to Salford City Council for a new development of 100 ‘high-quality, affordable and sustainable’ apartments.

localgov.co.uk
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Childcare provider fined record £225,000 localgov.co.uk/Childcare-pro…
Childcare provider fined record £225,000

Childcare provider fined record £225,000

Britain’s biggest childcare provider given record fine after mouse droppings were found in the kitchen and the children’s play areas of one of its nurseries.

localgov.co.uk
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£200m active travel cash allocated but LTNs blocked localgov.co.uk/200m-active-t…

LTNs blocked from £200m active travel cash

Department for Transport has announced the £200m fourth round of the Active Travel Fund and revealed it had blocked low traffic neighbourhood schemes funding.

localgov.co.uk
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New leader for Brum after Labour ousts Ward themj.co.uk/New-leader-for-B…

New leader for Brum after Labour ousts Ward

The national Labour Party has selected John Cotton as the new leader of Birmingham City Council's Labour group after an intervention.

themj.co.uk
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Gove U-turns over Kent development block localgov.co.uk/Gove-U-turns-…
Gove U-turns over Kent development block

Gove U-turns over Kent development block

Michael Gove is understood to have asked a court to overturn his decision to block a development which had been approved by a council in Kent.

localgov.co.uk
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‘Affordable and stress free’: how almshouses are the unsung heroes of UK social housing theguardian.com/society/2023…

‘Affordable and stress free’: how almshouses are the unsung heroes of UK social housing

Experts say the model could work well for many people, not just the elderly, suffering in the UK housing crisis

theguardian.com
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