Official news: Local councils

City, district, borough and unitary councils, and their mayors, run most day-to-day public services: bins, housing, planning, roads, social care and schools support. In the UK they set council tax, and they spend tens of billions of pounds a year through contracts that must be published.

This page lists official stories published at this level, or naming a person, place or body at it. Below it: Parish, town and community councils. Above it: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors. How power works at this level.

• RSH warns council to make fundamental changes for tenants
  28 October 2026, 09:30 · Press release · Regulator of Social Housing
  • Regulator of Social Housing
  • City of London
  • Tamworth
  • Woking
• Thousands of young people put down roots in agricultural careers at Jobs Fair
  26 October 2026, 15:58 · Press release · Department for Work and Pensions
  • Department for Work and Pensions
  • Pat McFadden
  • Breckland
  • Accelerated Capability Environment
• Basildon Borough Council: Local Plan intervention letter
  26 October 2026, 14:43 · Correspondence · Ministry of Housing
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Matthew Pennycook
  • Basildon
• Southend-on-Sea City Council: Local Plan Intervention letter
  23 October 2026, 16:38 · Correspondence · Ministry of Housing
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • Southend-on-Sea
  • Matthew Pennycook