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Council spent £85,000 a week on single child's social care placement in 'broken' system
Yahoo News UK· 7 months agoCouncils in the UK spend much of their budgets on child social care. (Getty Images) SeventyFour via...
Council to be prosecuted after three people killed on same busway
Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoGuided busways involve taking the steering of the bus away from the driver. (Getty) Chris Radburn -...
Council puts flower beds in front of cash machines to protect against ram raids
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSouth Cambridgeshire first installed a concrete planter outside a Tesco cash machine in Huntingdon...
Road safety concerns over new housing development
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoHighways officials asked for safety improvements to the design of the access road to the site [Local Democracy Reporting Service] A developer has been...
Urgent need for foster carers across East of England
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoAcross the region more than 7,000 children are in the care of their local authority [Getty Images] A new initiative has brought 11 local authorities to...
River footbridge to reopen after locks issues
BBC via AOL· 3 weeks agoThe council acknowledged the closure would be "disappointing" for residents [ Dave Webster/BBC] A river footbridge has reopened after it was closed over...
Council staff join ‘working from the beach’ culture of logging in from exotic locations worldwide
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe culture of working from the beach has spread to local councils as increasing numbers of staff...
Dozens of councils in England see sharp rise in homeschooling since pandemic
Press Association News via AOL· 4 months agoDozens of councils in England have seen a sharp rise in the number of children being removed from...
Full list of average council tax in England in 2024/25, by local authority
Press Association News via AOL· 3 months agoHere is a full list of the average level of council tax set by local authorities in England for...
Reward offered in search for stolen Bronze Age torc
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe torc is larger than usual examples and is made of 730g (1lb 10oz) of almost pure gold [Trustees of the British Museum] The charity Crimestoppers is...