Is your area getting a coronavirus mass testing scheme? Sixty-seven English councils that are part of pilot scheme to cut Covid infection rates revealed 67 Tier 3 local authorities received Government approval for testing schemes 1.6m rapid turnaround lateral flow tests would be delivered for use this month Schemes will help put the local councils … Read more
Scottish teachers threaten to walkout over council’s refusal to allow two days of Zoom home-learning at start and end of Christmas break to combat Covid The Educational Institute of Scotland presented plans to Aberdeen City Council It asked for students to be allowed to work from home to prevent isolation The union refused to rule out … Read more
Picture this! Hard-up councils blow £10k on portraits… but one art critic is not impressed Essex County Council spent £3,769 on a painting of its chairman John Jowers Included a £38 fee for the artist to visit Councillor Jowers ahead of the painting Portrait showed the chairman sitting cross-legged with his hands in his lap … Read more
Lambeth Council in south London is planning to keep ‘temporary’ controversial road closures in place for three years, it has been reported. The authority is said to have claimed nearly £200,000 of Government cash to block off five streets as part of its ‘Oval Triangle low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) temporary scheme’. But it has also … Read more
Hundreds of councils are failing to install electric car charge points in residential areas in a blow to plans to ban sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030. Just one in six local authorities has introduced on-street charge points, and dozens – including the Transport Secretary’s constituency – have no plans to do … Read more
Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan’s plans to make their dream family home a fortress has been criticised by two local councils. The couple have demolished a £1.3 million farmhouse and are building a five-bedroom house in Ongar, Essex, complete with bar, gym and outdoor swimming pool. They recently put in a new planning application to … Read more
Get planning on your DIY home! Councils are urged to grant permission for build-your-own property to give more people a foot on the housing ladder A review to be announced on Friday will check if current measures meet demand Currently around 15,000 families design or build their own home each year Ministers believe there is … Read more
Almost half of local authorities in England saw a drop in coronavirus infections last week, according to an analysis of official data. Sixty-nine out of 149 councils recorded a dip in their Covid-19 per population case rates in the seven-day spell that ended October 18. For comparison, only two saw a drop in infections in … Read more
Almost a third of England’s councils saw a drop in coronavirus infections last week amid calls for a second circuit-breaker lockdown and tightening restrictions across the country. As many as 41 out of 149 councils recorded a fall in their Covid-19 infection rates in the week ending October 11, according to Public Health England’s weekly … Read more
The free-spending Chancellor joined Boris Johnson at a live television news conference tonight as The PM warned that the UK cannot ignore the ‘flashing warnings’ about surging coronavirus cases.