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Launceston Council Shelves 30.4-Hour, Four-Day Week After Backlash

A working group will build evidence over the next 18 months before any shorter-week plan returns to bargaining.

Northern Councils and Police Forces Approve and Propose 2026/27 Council Tax and Precept Rises

Birmingham Bins Boss Survives No-Confidence Vote as Year-Long Strike Continues

Solihull Children’s Services Earn First ‘Good’ Ofsted Rating After Overhaul

Three-Year Council Funding Overhaul Boosts Deprived Areas as Six Councils Get Tax-Rise Waiver

Torbay Backs Four-Unitary Plan for Devon, Sets Nov. 28 Submission

Times Columnist Decries 'Poppy Police' After Public Figures Face Remembrance Day Shaming

16 English Councils Pledge Council Tax Exemption for Terminally Ill Residents

Bracknell Forest Presses Police to Curb Pavement Parking as National Policy Stalls

Three Hessian Towns Awarded 'Spar-Euro' for Cost-Saving Local Innovations

Cambridge Raises Commercial Property Tax 22%, Drawing Small-Business Backlash

Cuajimalpa and City Water Authority Launch Joint Agenda to Shore Up Supply and Drainage

Record Parking Penalties and Council Revenues Fuel Push for Statutory Code

County Leaders Warn of Repeated 5% Council Tax Hikes as Labour Funding Plan Rebalances Toward Cities

Council Funding Overhaul Leaves Inner London Facing Double-Digit Cuts

Supreme Court Upholds 27% OBC Quota for Maharashtra Local Polls under Pre-2022 Ward Map

UK Councils Headed for Insolvency as SEND Deficits and NIC Hike Bite Deeper

German Retail Association Renews Push for Flexible Sunday Store Openings

Nearly 90% of Councils in England Plan Maximum or Higher Council Tax Increases

Council Tax Set to Rise by Up to 5% Across England