National Association Of Property Buyers: âWeâd welcome a stamp duty cut...
PENSIONERS should be offered tax-breaks to downsize their homes, a leading property group says.
The National Association of Property Buyers says the move would also...
LGA responds to Womenâs Health Strategy
Commenting on the announcement of the Government's Women's Health Strategy, Cllr David Fothergill, Chairman of the Local Government Association's Community Wellbeing Board said:"We're pleased...
LGA responds to major incidents declared by Fire and Rescue Services
Responding to the major incidents declared across the country by Dire and Rescue Services, Cllr Ian Stephens, Chair of the Fire Services Management Committee...
Dame Nia Griffith MP – Llanelli MP supports the Summer Reading...
Llanelli MP supports the Summer Reading Challenge
On a visit to Pembrey Library at the end of last week, local Llanelli MP Dame Nia Griffith,...
Tackle ÂŁ100bn poverty bill to fund tax cuts, says leading think-tank
Tackling poverty should be a top priority for the new Prime Minister, a new nationally representative survey for the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ)...
Heatwave: LGA responds to Met Office Red Heat Alert
In light of the Met Office issuing a Red Heat Alert covering Monday and Tuesday, Cllr David Fothergill, Chairman of the Local Government Association's...
Government must prioritise common frameworks to maintain effectiveness of the Union,...
Common frameworks risk being a missed opportunity to strengthen the Union, say the House of Lords Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee. As a result of...
RCPCH calls for Government action following latest child poverty statistics
On 12 July 2022, the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), a coalition of charities, of which RCPCH is a member published statistics outlining rates...
LGA: One million people lost from jobs market could return if...
More than one million people who left the jobs market during the pandemic could be helped to return if fragmented national employment and skills...
Operational notice: Report on common frameworks programme to be published
On Friday 15 July 2022, the House of Lords Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee will be publishing its report on the common frameworks programme.
As a crucial, but...
Heatwave: Councils urge people to check up on vulnerable as country...
Councils are advising people to take precautions as the UK experiences soaring temperatures.
With at least a week of hot weather to come, the...
Heatwave: bathers warned of drowning risk ahead of scorching temperatures
Casual swimmers should be aware of the risk of drowning when taking a dip in the water during the hot weather, council leaders are...
Government delays build for self assessment tax processingÂ
It's shaping up to be a summer of delays, with a property market backlog, staff shortages wreaking havoc across the nation's airports and even...
 Chamber joins call for government to save the economy from crisis
Chambers Wales South East, South West and Mid has echoed the call of the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) for the UK government to...
Give rural areas more time to transition to low carbon heating,...
Ministers must not penalise countryside dwellers who live off the gas grid â one in seven households nationwide - by making them guinea pigs...
Tourism leader challenges Welsh Governmentâs radical second homes rules
The Welsh Government has been accused of disregarding the experience, expertise and livelihoods in the tourism industry with its radical programme, announced today, to...
Wales TUC: New Social Partnership Bill shows a clear way forward...
Giving evidence at the Senedd this afternoon, the Wales TUC has backed a new law that will give workers a stronger voice in the...
PM could face another confidence vote in weeks
MP Andrew Bridgen told GB News that a rule change allowing another leadership vote in is on the cards
TORY MP Andrew Bridgen has told...
TSSA attacks Shapps over âcategorically untrueâ railway Controllers commentsÂ
TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has written to Grant Shapps to demand he retracts 'false claims' suggesting unions prevent Control staff from moving from...
London Mayor accuses Government of blame deflection over rail strikes
Sadiq Khan gave an angry reaction to suggestions that Labour has encouraged the strikes
LONDON Mayor Sadiq Khan has accused the Government of blame deflection...
Brace yourselves for worse, warns former Transport Secretary.
Government needs a plan to deal with strikes, warns former transport secretary
Justine Greening said pressure is building for more public sector walkouts due to...
7 in 10 councillors have experienced abuse and intimidation in the...
Seven in 10 councillors reported experiencing abuse and intimidation within the last 12 months, with 1 in 10 experiencing abuse frequently, a new Local...
Sharp rise in children with special needs approaching councils for support
The number of children in England approaching councils for special needs support has increased by almost a quarter in a year, latest figures reveal,...
LGA responds to building safety measures coming into force
Responding to measures in the Building Safety Act coming into force today where many leaseholders will be legally protected from unfair bills to make...
Not enough money for adult social care reforms, say 98 per...
Almost all councils (98 per cent) responding to a Local Government Association survey on the Government's adult social care reform agenda say they do...
Annual Conference (in person), Harrogate, 28-30 June
The Local Government Association, which represents more than 350 councils across England and Wales, is preparing to host its annual conference in-person after a...
Two thirds of people who were sick in the last year...
¡ 65% of people who were sick in the last 12 months carried on working, a new poll of workers in Wales shows
¡ The...
Give councils flexibility to offer virtual meeting options and open-up local...
Virtual and hybrid council meetings should be an integral part of the future of local democracy, councils say today â a year on since...
LGA responds to Childrenâs Commissioner report on school attendance
Responding to the second report on school attendance by England's Children's Commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza, DBE, which estimates there were 1,782,000 pupils persistently...
LGA â festival season isnât always fun for local taxpayers because...
As the summer festival season gets underway, councils are warning that because of outdated licensing fees, local taxpayers are heavily subsidising some commercial events...
Disappointing White Paper
The Food Foundation response to Government's disappointing White Paper on National Food Strategy
Hopes were high that the Government's Food Strategy would set out a...
CENTRE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE CALLS FOR NATIONAL HOUSE BUILDING MISSION EQUAL...
Commenting on the Prime Minister's speech today about new plans for homes, Joe Shalam, Policy Director at the Centre for Social Justice, said:
"Today's announcement...
BORIS JOHNSON NEEDS TO FOCUS ON LEVELLING UP TO SAVE HIS...
CEO of David Nieper Fashion, Christopher Nieper, told GB News said he needs to make good on his pledge to rejuvenate the regions
BORIS Johnson...
Shoplifting on the rise due to cost of living crisis, says...
Richard Walker also said PMâs plan to re-introduce imperial measures is a distraction
SHOPLIFTING is on the rise and is being driven by desperation caused...
LGA analysis: Polluted rivers end construction of 20,000 new homes a...
More than seven per cent of all of England's planned house building cannot go ahead due to river pollution levels, with further house building...
Democracy’s in trouble – EXCLUSIVE research from Tortoise
In an exclusive poll of 10,000 voters â five times the normal sample size for surveys of voter sentiment - Tortoise has found British...
Local MP Virginia Crosbie helps raise awareness of sudden cardiac arrest...
VIRGINIA CROSBIE, MP FOR YNYS MĂN ATTENDS PARLIAMENTARY EVENT TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING DEFIBRILLATORS
¡ Virginia Crosbie, MP for Ynys Môn attends parliamentary event held to raise...
New social partnership bill puts workers at the heart of policy...
The Social Partnership and Public Procurement Bill has been published today. It puts new duties on public bodies to engage with unions and sets up a...
Wales TUC welcomes the launch of the Anti-racist Wales Action plan
Wales TUC has today welcomed the publishing of the Welsh Governmentâs Anti-racist Wales Action plan.
Wales TUC has worked closely with the Welsh Government and Trade...
2022 Local Government Apprentice of the Year announced
Chantelle Holt from North Norfolk District Council has been named as the 2022 Local Government Apprentice of the Year.
Chantelle, who is a Revenues Officer...
TUC Cymru yn ymuno â chynllun Cynnig Cymraeg Comisiynydd y GymraegÂ
TUC Cymru yn cadarnhau ymrwymiad i'r iaith Gymraeg drwy gyhoeddi Cynnig Cymraeg ar ddiwrnod cyntaf Cynnig Cymraeg Comisiynydd y Gymraeg, 1 Mehefin
Bydd gweithwyr yng...
Wales TUC joins Welsh Language Commissionerâs Cynnig Cymraeg (Welsh Offer) scheme
Wales TUC confirms commitment to the Welsh language by publishing Cynnig Cymraeg on the Welsh Language Commissionerâs inaugural Cynnig Cymraeg day, 1 June Workers in...
David Davis – PM has to go and millions agree with...
Ex-Brexit minister stands by his call for PM to resign
David Davis said he doesn't regret his 'In the name of God, go' call in...
Wales TUC – trade union membership in Wales increase
Commenting on todayâs official statistics showing a 33,000 / 3.7% rise in trade union membership in Wales, Wales TUC General Secretary Shavanah Taj said:
âThese...
TSSA demands Johnson stands up to Sunak over rail dispute offer
TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has called on Boris Johnson to "stand up to the Treasury" after a media report suggested the Prime Minister...
Wales TUC â workers in Llandudno are set to be almost...
New Wales TUC analysis shows workers in Llandudno are set to be almost ÂŁ450 a year worse off in 2022 â in real terms â...
Response to Foreign Affairs Committee Report on Afghanistan
In response to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee Report on the withdrawal from Afghanistan, Amy Richards, Director at Global Witness, said:
"No one who was...
Wales TUC rep of the year award presented to teacher Jennifer...
âSheâs worked really hard to bring solidarity with our membersâ - Jennifer Spratling, NEU workplace rep at Howellâs School in Cardiff, wins the Wales TUC rep of the yearÂ
Today at...
Time to tackle the hidden unemployed
In today's Cabinet meeting about getting people into work, the Prime Minister was quick to point out the current low-levels of unemployment, but failed...
 Illegal cigarettes risk widening health disparities during cost-of-living crisis
As cost-of-living concerns grow, councils are warning that smokers could increasingly turn to illicit tobacco, which can be sold for as little as half-market price,...
