Suffolk

9+ hour, 50+ min ago   (443+ words) Senior leaders are accusing the government of "taking the county for fools" after a sudden policy U-turn. Suffolk’s Conservative MPs and council leaders have condemned the government’s decision to scrap plans for local government reorganisation (LGR) across the county. Patrick…...

20+ hour, 48+ min ago   (338+ words) Bassetlaw District Councillors have a small annual budget to support local causes Community volunteers who provide emergency support across Bassetlaw are better equipped to help residents thanks to a £750 Councillor Community Grant. North Nottinghamshire Community First Responders has used the…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (117+ words) CTV News Leamington changing their garbage, recycling, compost collection Trump claims Canada is ‘dying to make a deal’ during address at RNC midterm convention in Dallas Bending the knee to ‘a crazed, disrespectful ruler’ is not an option: Reid Will…...

5+ day, 16+ min ago   (316+ words) The decision by Angela Rayner to halt controversial local government reorganisation (LGR) plans has no impact on the Isle of Wight, the council leader has said. Jonathan Bacon said suggesting otherwise would be scaremongering for political reasons. The Isle of…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (796+ words) Angry Norfolk leaders want the government to pay them back for costs racked up through now withdrawn plans to axe and replace the county's councils with three new ones. But their calls could be rebuffed, with Labour government ministers insisting…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (789+ words) Plans to scrap Hertfordshire district, borough and county councils and replace them with new unitary authorities have been placed on hold pending a review by the Government – but the creation of a St Albans City Parish Council is ploughing ahead....

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (472+ words) MPs and councillors in Surrey say there are questions to answer after ministers put a major shake-up of local councils on hold. The government said it had paused restructuring plans for more than a dozen authorities following fresh legal advice....

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1107+ words) Decisions on flagship local government reorganisation have been withdrawn as the Government launches a review of the plans following new legal advice. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) said the review is to ensure the process is…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (249+ words) Four proposed mergers withdrawn and 14 more paused for review, following legal challenges. Plans for a major overhaul of local government across the country, introduced under Keir Starmer, have been suddenly halted following new legal advice. The decision has caused shockwaves....

1+ week, 30+ min ago   (311+ words) The MJ The Government has launched a review of its reorganisation programme, withdrawing decisions on four areas and pausing a further 16, it has announced.Local government secretary Angela Rayner is expected to tell Parliament this afternoon that the review follows…...