Grassroots football: who actually pays for the pitches
Grassroots football is funded by a patchwork of Premier League levies routed through the Football Foundation, squeezed council leisure…
Rachel Stone
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#Councils
Stories tagged “Councils”.
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Special educational needs: how an EHCP actually happens
An education, health and care plan is a legally enforceable document a council must finalise within 20 weeks of a request, yet roughly half…
Priya Anand
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Why Britain loves an allotment and why the waiting lists are decades long
A 1908 statute still obliges councils to provide allotments on demand, but with roughly 300,000 plots left and land worth more as housing…
Elena Marsh
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UK Local Elections Explained: How Council Elections Work and Why They Matter
Local councils control planning, bins, libraries, and social care — here's how local elections work, who can vote, and why turnout is so…
Daily Junction Editorial Team
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Local Elections 2025: Key Battlegrounds as Labour Defends Gains and Tories Fight for Survival
Over 8,000 council seats across England are up for election in May 2025, with Labour defending historic gains from 2021 while the…
Sarah Mitchell
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