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Council told to ‘immediately’ end four-day week experiment

Ministers have ordered a local council to end its experiment with a four-day week. South Cambridgeshire District Council had announced plans to extend its trial until next April but ministers have ordered officials to end it now. It was first local ...

01 Jul 2023 at 10:16

Voters urged to check rules on photo ID with one month to polling day

Voters in England have been urged to check they will be able to take part in this year’s local elections, with polling day exactly one month away. Anyone hoping to cast a ballot will not only need to be registered to vote but also display a form ...

04 Apr 2023 at 02:45

Whitehall should get out of local government’s way on net zero, say campaigners

Westminster should get out of the way of local government if it is not willing to “step up” and deliver net zero, campaigners have said. In a report published on Tuesday, net zero tsar Chris Skidmore and Tees Valley Mayor Lord Houchen called on ...

26 Sept 2023 at 16:37

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Editorial: 91 Donegal candidates and 27 European candidates want your vote

This week we are now much clearer of where we stand in terms of the local elections in Donegal on Friday, June 7. 91 candidates have declared their intention to contest the 37 seats on the Council, representing the seven local electoral areas ...

23 May 2024 at 11:33

Councils warn of acute pressures despite funding boost next year

Urban and rural councils have warned that the increase in funding next year announced by the Government will not relieve acute pressures on local services. Changes to the draft local government finance settlement included a £700 million ...

19 Dec 2024 at 12:11

Councils given four bin guidelines to end ‘wild west’ recycling policies

Households could be issued up to four bins to separate waste as part of new guidance given to local councils in a bid to streamline recycling practices. Under the new plan, local authorities will be told to give residents and ...

29 Nov 2024 at 16:30

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Aontú candidate undeterred following theft of election posters

A candidate in the upcoming local council elections has said she will not be deterred after some of her posters were removed from parts of South Derry. Noreen McEldowney, an Aontú candidate for Carntogher, was shocked to ...

03 May 2023 at 15:33

Northern Ireland

Robust financial planning required, councils told after auditor report

Local councils in Northern Ireland have been told that “robust financial planning is required” in the latest Local Government Auditor’s report. Northern Ireland’s Local Government Auditor Colette Kane’s audits of local ...

15 Dec 2023 at 00:01

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Mid Ulster Planning Team excellence recognised at RTPI Awards

Mid Ulster District Council’s Planning Team has been named as a finalist in the category for In House Planning Team of the Year at the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Awards for Planning Excellence 2023. The ...

13 Oct 2023 at 10:33

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Slaughtneil man joins Sinn Féin candidates in Carntogher

First-time Sinn Féin election candidate, Paddy Kelly was joined by Michelle O’Neill when he handed in his nomination papers, joining councillors Córa Corry, Sean McPeake and Brian McGuigan as his party’s four ...

21 Apr 2023 at 13:33

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Call for 'immediate pause' to County Derry wind farm planning application

An independent candidate in the upcoming council elections is calling for an 'immediate pause' to a planning application for a proposed wind farm near Dungiven. ABO Wind NI Ltd have submitted a planning ...

27 Apr 2023 at 07:33

Scotland

Devolution has been ‘step backwards’ for local democracy, paper warns

The creation of the Scottish Parliament in 1999 has been a “step backwards” for local democracy, former council chief executives have said as they called for a “new democratic settlement” for local ...

14 Nov 2025 at 00:01

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