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Minister told limited change to council reorganisation will undermine devolution

County authorities insist the process must revert to the previously agreed process after the review announced earlier this month.

Evening Standard · Sep 16

Angela Rayner withdraws council reorganisation decisions after new legal advice

At least eight councils have launched legal challenges.

Evening Standard · Sep 7

Councils in England call for ‘radical’ means testing of Send school transport

Demand is rising at unsustainable rate and could cost £3.4bn by 2030-31, local authorities warn

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19

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Sling TV is getting a price hike with no rhyme or reason, and what you'll pay next month depends on where you live

Sling TV could be getting a price increase across various tiers. Here are all the details you need to know.

Tom’s Guide · Jan 23

Councils in north of England and Midlands to get more funding in shake-up

The changes could see funding boosts for Reform-led councils in the north with high levels of deprivation

The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2025

Special needs services in England face ‘total collapse’ from increasing demand

Councils say 59 authorities could go bankrupt by March 2028 without urgent structural reform

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025

Counties warn small-scale councils could ‘break’ social care and hit taxpayers

Councils have submitted competing proposals for reorganisation and are awaiting Government approval.

Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2025

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Rural taxpayers set to contribute ‘unfair’ levels of funding for urban-area services

Concerns have been raised about the government’s plan to boost resources at councils with lower council tax receipts

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025

County councils say rural taxpayers to face unfair burden under funding reforms

Concerns have been raised about the Government’s plan to boost resources at councils with lower council tax receipts.

Evening Standard · Aug 19, 2025

Analysis finds devolved tax powers could add £4 billion for local services

A report commissioned by county councils suggests fiscal devolution would boost growth and local government finances.

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2025

Districts warn that ‘mega councils’ may limit growth and public trust

An analysis of the Government’s proposals for local government reform found that short-term savings are far outweighed by major aims.

The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025

Hundreds of children’s care places are costing councils more than £10,000 a week per child

Exclusive: Nine councils were paying £20,000 or more per week for a single children’s placement in residential care

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2024

Councils warn of acute pressures despite funding boost next year

Councils in urban and rural areas have raised concerns about ongoing pressures on services following changes to the draft settlement for 2025-26.

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024

Counties voice concern as council funding shake-up announced

The Government said it will move to a fairer system of allocating money as it published the local government financial settlement for next year.

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024

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Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2024

Study finds a third of vulnerable children placed in settings far from home

Research highlighting the growing costs and impact on children of many social care placements should be a ‘turning point’, councils say.

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2024

Thousands of young people placed in council care more than 20 miles away from home, analysis shows

Exclusive: Council body estimates it costs £300,000 a year on average to provide a care home placement for a child

Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2024

‘Social care costs for working age and lifelong disabled could be £17bn by 2030’

Costs for 18–24-year-olds could rise by 40% within the next six years, the analysis also suggested.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 22, 2024

Salmon farm records largest mass die-off in Scotland in a decade

THE largest mass die-off of farmed salmon in Scotland in more than a decade has occurred, with more than a million fish dying in just a year and a…

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The Guardian - US · Oct 22, 2024

Meteorologists could be climate change heroes by relaying its urgency to the public

Weathercasters are positioned to help viewers connect short-term extreme events – like hurricanes – with the climate crisis

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2024

One in four English councils ‘may seek bankruptcy bailout in next two years’

Survey finds one in 10 have discussed emergency support with government amid funding gap of over £2bn next year

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2024

Libraries and buses under threat as chancellor warned over £54bn council black hole

Huge rise in cost of adult social care, children’s services and special needs school transport is harming councils’ budgets

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2024

Rising cost of social services in England putting arts and youth services at risk, say councils

Some councils are already spending up to 80% of their budget on social care and say costs are rising and increasingly unsustainable

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2024

England’s largest councils call for delay to adult social care costs cap amid £30bn funding ‘black hole’

Councils have ‘serious concerns’ about whether the adult social care costs cap can be delivered

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2023

Soaring special needs school transport costs ‘unsustainable’, say councils

Local authorities fear service cuts or even bankruptcy as costs jump from £400m to £700m in five years

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023

One in 10 biggest English councils risk bankruptcy over child protection bill

County Councils Network says local bodies facing insolvency after increase in children being taken into care and ‘out of control’ costs

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