‘Clarify extreme weather roles’
Long-term plans to respond to floods, storms and heatwaves are needed, MPs have warned in a new report.
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LGA calls for respect during local elections
The LGA has joined forces with the Electoral Commission and the Jo Cox Foundation to call for no abuse towards candidates at the 2 May local elections.
‘Disappointing’ Budget extends cost-of-living support
Support for vulnerable households has been extended for another six months in what was otherwise a “disappointing” Spring Budget for councils, the LGA has said.
Red tape ‘stopping local climate action’
A bureaucratic system of bid-funding is hampering efforts to reach net-zero targets, according to a new survey for the LGA.
Waste rule changes ‘could lead to sofa mountains’
Councils need funding to tackle waste sofas and other discarded soft furnishing items that contain dangerous chemicals before rules change this year, says the LGA.
Councils face ‘urgent and important’ challenges
The LGA’s new Chief Executive has written to council chief executives, pledging to work with them to “deliver the best public services possible”.
New alliance to support cultural services
A fresh approach is needed to sustain culture services in the future, according to a new partnership of organisations representing local government, including the LGA.
Coastal water-quality concerns
A continuing deterioration in coastal water quality is affecting residents’ health and impacting local industries, such as tourism and fishing, the LGA’s Coastal Special Interest Group (SIG) has warned.
‘Make adult social care a priority’
The next government has been urged to make social care a priority after years of reform being “consistently dodged or delayed”, a think-tank has said.