Worcestershire

09/26 S114 warning from ‘extremely fragile’ Worcestershire

08/26 EFS recovery: ‘I might as well be Harry Potter’

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

06/26 Worcestershire reserves down 19% in one year

06/26 Worcestershire Pension Fund appoints independent person

05/26 How SCT is addressing a changing landscape: Phil Rook and Rob Powell interview

05/26 Worcestershire seeks £1.25m investment to accelerate transformation programme 

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

02/26 Final settlement offers additional council tax flexibilities and £740m more in grant funding

01/26 Four other LGPS funds invested in loss-making Federated Hermes infrastructure strategy

01/26 Worcestershire creates ‘Strategic DOGE’ cabinet role

12/25 Worcestershire commits to forestry strategy

12/25 NALC elects new leadership team

12/25 LGPS Central partner fund backs local shared ownership housing projects

11/25 Worcestershire Council receives warning over DSG deficit

11/25 EFS can bridge gap to financially sustainable LGR, says Worcestershire

08/25 Greenwich implements new IT system to cut costs

05/25 Worcestershire seeks streamlined services with new finance system

05/25 Local elections complicate Brunel’s pool merger talks

04/25 After EFS: Worcestershire s151 Phil Rook on the uncertain road to financial resilience

01/25 Exceptional financial support: where does it end?

01/25 Worcestershire requests up to £77.2m in EFS

11/24 Worcestershire forecasts £12.5m overspend

07/24 More councils exit LOBO loans over ‘unacceptable rates’

06/24 SYPA invests £50m in forestry fund

02/24 Local authority allocations for £4.7bn Local Transport Fund revealed

11/23 Eight LGPS investors to back UK infrastructure

06/23 Natural capital, housing and levelling up on the agenda at Private Markets Forum

06/23 What does the surge in gilt yields mean for the LGPS?

06/23 Worcestershire County Council appoints Phil Rook as s151

03/23 £4bn fall in council investments amid inflation and closer scrutiny

02/23 Three-quarters of councils set to increase council tax to maximum

01/23 GMPF invests £100m in Sustainable Infrastructure strategy

01/23 Treasury societies ‘disappointed’ over IFRS 9 decision

11/22 Forestry investing at an inflection point

08/22 LGPS pools invest in solar infrastructure fund

07/22 Michael Hudson: ‘meaningless detail’ in audits causing delays

05/22 Rachel Brothwood: ‘pooling has given us scale, depth, breadth and knowledge’

05/22 LGPS Central launches £1bn sustainable equities fund

02/20 Bellwin scheme activated following Storm Dennis

02/20 County warns of ‘predatory’ loan offers following PWLB rate rise

07/19 Redditch issued with section 24 notice and told to save £1.5m

03/19 Five managers appointed to run £1bn WMPF assets

03/19 PAC probes ‘weakened’ accountability of partnerships

03/19 LGPS Central appoints managers for bond fund

09/18 Warwick-Thompson to leave LGPS Central pool

08/18 Spelthorne and North Somerset reveal appetite for commercial property remains strong

12/17 News Roundup: Race to beat MiFID II deadline, Worcestershire’s real return investment, Newham’s Olympic stadium write-off, social services

06/17 News round-up: Government loses High Court LGPS battle, Race for Capita Assets Services, LGPS Central and fracking clash