Council cuts

My son turned green and vomited his own faeces – and doctors still didn’t take his condition seriously
Health

My son turned green and vomited his own faeces – and doctors still didn’t take his condition seriously

Five-year-old Fletcher has raised more than £1,000 to help children with bowel conditions like him

These libraries and leisure centres faced disaster as councils cut services. Then volunteers stepped in
Libraries

These libraries and leisure centres faced disaster as councils cut services. Then volunteers stepped in

Community asset transfers have become increasingly common in the UK, as locals rally together to save vital services from austerity’s swingeing cuts

No update on future of household support fund until autumn budget, DWP minister says
Household support fund

No update on future of household support fund until autumn budget, DWP minister says

Stephen Timms, minister for social security in the DWP, has been a vocal advocate for the extension of the household support fund, warning that ‘crisis support will disappear altogether in many areas’ if the fund is dropped

Homeless people face being locked out of public toilets due to card-only payments
Public toilets

Homeless people face being locked out of public toilets due to card-only payments

‘I urinated myself in the opticians’: UK’s public toilet crisis makes disabled people feel like ‘prisoners’
Public toilets

‘I urinated myself in the opticians’: UK’s public toilet crisis makes disabled people feel like ‘prisoners’

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One in 10 councils face effective bankruptcy as cost of placing children in care soars
Local government

One in 10 councils face effective bankruptcy as cost of placing children in care soars

‘This is austerity 2.0’: Outcry as government plots cuts to public spending
Cost of living crisis

‘This is austerity 2.0’: Outcry as government plots cuts to public spending

People should expect poorer local services in the years to come, says study
News

People should expect poorer local services in the years to come, says study

Theresa May’s £1.6bn Stronger Towns Fund blasted as ‘Brexit bribe’
News

Theresa May’s £1.6bn Stronger Towns Fund blasted as ‘Brexit bribe’

Paul McNamee: Late library books can wait
Opinion

Paul McNamee: Late library books can wait