Here is a roundup of the biggest decisions that have been made by the local councils in the last month.

And for more local planning decisions, keep an eye out for our weekly updates published every weekend.

Warwick Town Council

Warwick has officially submitted its bid for UK Town of Culture 2026.

Warwick Town Council has voted unanimously for Cllr Simon Pargeter to become the Mayor Elect of Warwick.

Havelberg in Germany has been named as this year's international destination for EuroCamp 2026, an annual initiative that brings together 20 young people from Warwick and its European twin and friendship towns.

Warwick District Council

Improved bin collections are coming to properties with communal waste bins, Warwick District Council has confirmed.

But clothes and other textiles will no longer be collected from local homes.

Warwickshire County Council

Leader of Warwickshire County Council George Finch has survived a challenge to oust him by one vote despite a Conservative breaking ranks to vote against him. 

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Moved by the Greens, the vote was backed by the Lib Dems.

Reform UK'S hierarchy instructed its Warwickshire councillors to stand by George Finch as leader at all costs – even if it meant giving up power.

After the vote, a Conservative who voted to remove Reform UK's George Finch as leader of Warwickshire County Council was suspended from his group.

Cllr Jan Matecki had stepped down as deputy leader of the group ahead of the vote.

Advocates of two new councils for north and south Warwickshire received a boost this week after the national government opted to create smaller unitaries in other areas.

Meanwhile West Midlands Combined Authority mayor Richard Parker has backed proposals to form new two unitary councils in Warwickshire.

Political group leaders at Warwickshire County Council are set to meet this week to discuss what can be done to address increasing cost of living pressures.

Cllr George Finch remains leader at Warwickshire County Council (image by Nub News)

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Councillors of all stripes have backed a call for Warwickshire County Council to pay for an external investigation into how the result of George Finch's conduct probe was made public.

Warwickshire County Council is at loggerheads with a long-standing supplier amid claims that a mobile library vehicle is "a bit of a dud".

The councillor in charge of adult social care and health in Warwickshire stands accused of language that "demeans your position" having referenced Urdu in a council debate. 

The leader and deputy leader of Warwickshire County Council face allegations of "talking loudly" about redundancies in front of staff ahead of Christmas.

An investigation has ruled that leader George Finch breached Warwickshire County Council's code of conduct by publishing information that "could have jeopardised" a child rape case.

Works around St Johns junction in Warwick which started last year remain on track, Warwickshire County Council has said.

Council officers are looking to reduce congestion around a local school by enforcing parking restrictions.

Warwickshire County Council has defended its secrecy around plans for its costly disused office block in Warwick as avoiding "unnecessary concern or speculation".

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