21 March 2019

London Councils are helping to drive forward the agenda for a smart, 21st century city, says John O'Brien. The role that councils have historically played in the context of place is an enduring one.

13 March 2019

Mayor of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Ben Houchen says bringing the local airport back into public ownership means the conurbation is ready to compete – not just with other UK city regions, but globally

11 March 2019

A case involving a coalition of local authorities legally challenging the Government’s plans for a new runway at Heathrow will reach the High Court this week.

19 February 2019

Dan Peters reports on how local authorities are making contingency plans for Brexit while also endeavouring to maintain an open dialogue with the relevant UK agencies.

13 February 2019

The £1.13bn Glasgow City Region City Deal is one of the largest and most advanced in the UK. Kevin Rush outlines the progress being made and how the City Deal is stimulating further growth and investment.

13 February 2019

Allen Graham understands that bids for the Government's planned £675m future high streets fund will be restricted to one per authority - with no mechanism for districts to collaborate by linking bids.

12 February 2019

Local authorities could soon be required to ensure that every prospective taxi driver undergoes enhanced criminal record and background checks.

06 February 2019

Perhaps we should all be asking the Germans how they get their priorities in order before rushing to the European exit, says Paul Wheeler.

31 January 2019

Chief executives have told communities secretary James Brokenshire Whitehall needs to be more joined up between departments and in its communications with councils over Brexit.

24 January 2019

Tees Valley Combined Authority has given the green light to take a local airport back into public ownership.

18 January 2019

Tees Valley Combined Authority is being asked to commit £75m to the purchase of an airport, the business case has revealed.

11 January 2019

The Mayor of Tees Valley has launched a campaign to garner support for his proposed £40m purchase of Durham Tees Valley Airport.

07 January 2019

Kent CC and the Department for Transport today tested plans for managing heavy congestion in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

03 January 2019

North East Lincolnshire Council has appointed Colas Siac to construct an £8m link road.

03 January 2019

Transport secretary Chris Grayling has defended a £13.8m ferry contract being given to a company with no boats after criticism from a Conservative councillor.

21 December 2018

Portsmouth International Port is discussing similar contingency plans to Dover through the region's local resilience forum. Port director Mike Sellers says this is to ensure it is in the optimum position to handle changes after 29 March.

03 December 2018

For years the regions looked at the success of Greater Manchester as a benchmark, but in a short space of time the West Midlands has learned to replicate this approach, boosted by the cross-party appeal of Andy Street, says Simon Dale.

13 November 2018

Further devolved powers including over transport and skills training have been urged by a coalition of northern leaders.

16 October 2018

Gloucestershire CC’s director of finance, Jo Walker, will leave behind her 30-year career at the authority when she joins North Somerset Council as its new chief executive next year.

10 July 2018

Local economies suffer due to transport disruption. Cllr Judith Blake explains what cities need if they are to take control of their local networks.