Councils

MPs have expressed concern that local authorities in England are failing to pass on government funding for free childcare places to nurseries, after research showed councils were holding back millions of pounds to offset deficits or add to…

Dacono city staff members had to take matters into their own hands and order ballots for the upcoming recall election after the City Council failed to authorize the purchase. During its April 24 meeting, the Dacono City Council narrowly…

It is the anti-vax, anti-Establishment, anti-government group that is targeting local councils with a campaign of conspiracies and disruption so fierce some have had to shut their doors to the public.But, at first glance, My Place seems…

Increased anxiety and lack of mental health support are driving a steep increase in children missing school since the Covid pandemic, with some children “struggling to leave home”, according to councils in England.Local authorities are also…

An increase in alleged anti-social habits from conspiracy theorist groups and sovereign citizens has forced one Victorian local government to shut its doors to the public for in-person council meetings.The Yarra Ranges Council, located on…

A £50m fund has been allocated to revamp play parks across Scotland by the Scottish Government. Children’s minister Clare Haughey unveiled the funding during a visit to Figgate Park in Edinburgh alongside…

Rachael Scott-Hunter is not inclined to dwell on things that might have been. Rather, she cherishes every single moment shared with her beloved daughter Alexandra.Alexandra was 47 when she died suddenly of sepsis, in 2019, having spent her…

Councils across Scotland have received a last-minute funding boost of £100m, the deputy first minister has announced. Ahead of a vote on the Scottish Government’s budget, John Swinney revealed the UK Government…

A Queensland dog owner has been spared paying a $718 fine to council after they settled a drawn-out dispute over his German shepherds “looking over” his front yard fence. The Hervey Bay man was handed a noncompliance fine from the Fraser…

More than £150m has been spent on social care overtime in the last five years, figures have shown. Data obtained through freedom of information (FOI) legislation revealed that 30 of Scotland’s 32 local…