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£8million council overspend "manageable"
5+ hour, 42+ min ago (382+ words) Local authority will hear details of why budgets are being blown AN £8.1million overspend this year is being forecast by Dorset Council, with rising care costs and delayed savings putting pressure on its budget. A report due before the council’s Cabinet…...
Unison Reveals??7.1 Billion Funding Gap in Local Government Finances
8+ hour, 21+ min ago (487+ words) Local authorities across the United Kingdom are facing significant financial challenges, with new research revealing a growing funding gap. Unison, a public service union, has highlighted the struggles of councils in England, Scotland, and Wales to balance their books despite…...
BCP Council faces £27m budget overspend
15+ hour, 15+ min ago (382+ words) A social care “time bomb” has “gone off”, leaving BCP Council facing a £27 million budget overspend. The authority said the rise, forecast for the 2026/27 financial year, was due to growing demand for care services, increased costs, and reduced government funding....
£6.7 million overspend predicted at Wiltshire Council amid spiralling costs
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (639+ words) Wiltshire Council is forecasting a £6.7 million budget overspend by the end of the financial year, members will be told next week. The council's Cabinet will hear on Wednesday, September 16, that the spiralling cost of looking after vulnerable adults and children…...
Parents deserve answers over halal chicken served in NI school meals, says MP
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (1064+ words) Inset: DUP Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart Questions over the sourcing and labelling of chicken served in Northern Ireland schools remain despite fresh assurances from the Education Authority that halal-certified poultry is not being provided as a blanket policy, an…...
"Pragmatic" Princes Street redesign signed off over radical vision
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (559+ words) A PROPOSED radical redesign of Edinburgh’s famous Princes Street has been rejected by Edinburgh councillors....
Planning changes to unlock Brisbane pub stay accommodation
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (885+ words) Brisbane City Council has announced it will introduce practical changes to support industry in delivering more suburban pub stay experiences. The Council says the changes will offer residents more options for visiting family and friends to stay closer to home,…...
RBWM has to wait an ‘awful long time’ to get assurance from auditors about its finances, says councillor
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (660+ words) Elena Chiujdea, local democracy reporter 04:40PM, Tuesday 08 September 2026 A five-year plan has been developed for the Royal Borough to restore auditors’ confidence in its accounts and finally secure a ‘clean’ audit opinion. Local authorities publish accounts showing how much they have…...
Council set for ‘alarming’ £5m overspend this year
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (459+ words) Nottinghamshire County Council is projecting a budget overspend of more than £5m this year. Council members gathered on Thursday last week in an overview committee meeting to discuss an updated financial monitoring report. The Reform-led authority approved its first budget for…...