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Local government leaders must connect the council financial crisis to lived experience
By Ben Page | 10 March 2026
The Government's partial write-off of SEND deficits is welcome, but it does not fix underlying pressures, says Ben Page.
Total Place and financial flexibility is back on the agenda
By Anna Randle | 10 March 2026
Ahead of New Local’s convention on place-based budgeting next week, Anna Randle says that if the approach is to truly deliver on its promise, it will need to work alongside many additional enablers of place-based working.
Epping Forest DC challenges High Court on Bell Hotel ruling
By Martin Ford | 06 March 2026
Epping Forest DC has returned to court in an attempt to secure an injunction against the use of the Bell Hotel for asylum seeker accommodation.
Commissioner threatens legal action after censure
By Neil Merrick | 10 March 2026
A police and crime commissioner (PCC) who attended a protest against asylum seekers moving onto h...
Councils urged to tackle family voting
By Martin Ford | 10 March 2026
Councils have been challenged to focus on tackling family voting in May’s local elections.
Lords share doubts over Local Audit Office plans
By Martin Ford | 09 March 2026
Concerns have been raised in the House of Lords over the Government’s plans for a Local Audit Off...
Epping Forest DC challenges High Court on Bell Hotel ruling
By Martin Ford | 06 March 2026
Epping Forest DC has returned to court in an attempt to secure an injunction against the use of t...
Councils fail to collect quarter of rogue landlord fines
By Dan Peters | 06 March 2026
Councils have collected just a quarter of the total fines issued to rogue landlords, data has shown.
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Director of Place
£95,202-£104,722 per annum
West Oxfordshire District Council is seeking an exceptional and forward-thinking Director of Place Apply for this job
Registered Manager - Children's Home - WMF2725e
£51,356 - £52,413
This post is a crucial leadership role within the exciting new Westmorland and Furness children’s home service area. Apply for this job
Lead Lawyer - Planing & Highways WMF2783e
£51,356 - £52,413
Westmorland and Furness Council will be an ambitious authority that will shape public services for the better Apply for this job
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After the elections: Crafting a new council
'With councils bracing for the upheaval of political change in May’s local elections, Martin Ford spoke to two authorities about the challenges they have faced and how to tackle them.'
04 March 2026
Pushing for localism
'Ahead of the Liberal Democrat’s spring conference, Heather Jameson talks to their local government spokesperson Zöe Franklin about the ‘really problematic’ devolution Bill, reorganisation and the need for better funding.'
By Heather Jameson | 10 March 2026
Getting ahead of the local election results
By Ed Hammond | 04 March 2026
Prior to the publication of a new practice guide from the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny, Ed ...
Plymouth powers up youth futures
By Cllr Jemima Laing | 16 February 2026
Cllr Jemima Laing says Plymouth is backing its young people and investing in the city’s future pr...
Finding 'ordinary' ways to build up local resilience
By Jim Savege | 16 February 2026
By mobilising community groups, councils are building proactive ways of responding to emergencie...
Pushing for localism
By Heather Jameson | 10 March 2026
Ahead of the Liberal Democrat’s spring conference, Heather Jameson talks to their local governmen...
A spirit of collaboration will ensure the success of LGR in Hampshire
By Gill Kneller | 09 March 2026
Gill Kneller says that from the outside, reorganisation can sometimes look like a competition, 'y...
Reorganisation is not reform
By Andy Begley | 09 March 2026
Reflecting on reorganisation, Andrew Begley says before a map is redrawn or another structure cha...
LGR: Could new area committees bring power closer to communities?
By Sue Bearman | 09 March 2026
Claire Ward and Sue Bearman say LGR offers a real chance to enhance a sense of place. But they ad...
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