Stoke-on-Trent

07/26 134 councils to become 38 unitaries: latest LGR decisions announced

05/26 Stoke to procure AI solution to prevent early rent arrears

02/26 More councils see exceptional financial support requests granted for 2026/27

11/25 LGR in Staffordshire could be ‘costly political experiment’

09/25 Borough council questions LGR financial impact and benefits

06/25 Stoke continues to rely on EFS despite financial controls

04/25 Children’s care spending at ‘all-time high’ as early intervention outlay plummets

11/24 Children’s social care: are the new reforms tackling the right issue?

05/24 Levelling Up Partnership funding approved at five councils

04/24 Somerset Council ‘encouraged’ to sell commercial assets

02/24 Government approves capitalisation directions at 19 councils

01/24 Stoke to ask government for almost £45m of additional funding

09/23 75,000 council assets worth £15bn sold in past 13 years, research finds

09/23 ‘Stark’ service cuts at Woking as ‘things will get worse before they get better’

09/23 Growing funding gap of almost £50m ‘most immediate issue’ for Kirklees

09/23 ‘The system is broken, not local government’: Stoke-on-Trent calls for social care funding overhaul amid ‘perilous’ financial situation

06/23 Stoke-on-Trent uses £15m in one-off mitigations to balance books as pressure on children’s services becomes ‘unsustainable’

02/23 John Ralfe: LGPS ‘should reduce overseas investments’

07/22 Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s £12m budget gap endangering levelling up projects

04/22 75 local authorities eligible for £302m family hub funding

02/22 Ten innovative housing projects identified

01/22 Ten of the most innovative council-run housing projects

07/18 PWLB borrowing slumps in June

11/17 News Roundup: Rate rise ‘could produce greater yields’, Grover leaves London CIV, PWLB lending slows