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Council threatens legal action over £20m roads funding row
By William Eichler | 13 April 2026
North Yorkshire Council has threatened to take legal action against York and North Yorkshire mayor David Skaith over a dispute about highways maintenance funding.
When councils get desperate, they start being cultural liquidators
By Ben Page | 13 April 2026
When a council sells off art for ‘small change', it sends a signal to the public that the state is not just broke, but broken, writes Ben Page.
Streeting's health experiment
By Matthew Taylor | 13 April 2026
The health deals recently handed to mayors could resolve flaws that have dogged the NHS since its inception, writes Matthew Taylor
Council threatens legal action over £20m roads funding row
By William Eichler | 13 April 2026
Torbay Council and NHS end social care partnership over costs
By Martin Ford | 13 April 2026
A social care agreement between Torbay Council and the NHS has broken down over financial concern...
Council receives first record-keeping watchdog warning
By Martin Ford | 13 April 2026
A watchdog has intervened after Perth and Kinross Council was found to have abolished a director-...
LGA's first chair Lord Beecham dies
By Martin Ford | 10 April 2026
Tributes have been paid to the first chair of the Local Government Association (LGA), Lord Jeremy...
Building Safety Regulator launches improvement plan
By Paul Marinko | 10 April 2026
The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has announced an improvement plan to speed up remediation wor...
Council tax revaluation urged
By Martin Ford | 10 April 2026
The Government has been urged to carry out a council tax revaluation as part of a simplification ...
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New name, same game
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By Matt O'Neill | 08 April 2026
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A North Star guiding tough decision making
By Cllr Caroline Woodley | 02 April 2026
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LGR creates major challenges for the corporate services that many have reduced and pared back for years
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By Matthew Ashton | 09 April 2026
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