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Hotel levy talks over Commonwealth Games

By Dan Peters | 16 February 2018

Talks between Birmingham City Council and the Government over how the Commonwealth Games will be ...

East Anglia devolution back on agenda

By Dan Peters | 15 February 2018

An influential council leader has urged his colleagues to resurrect plans for devolution to East ...

LGA urged to act on LOBO loans

By Dan Peters | 15 February 2018

Campaigners have called for Smith Square to investigate and pursue the brokers, banks and adviser...

Leader pushes ahead with commercialisation despite setbacks

By Dan Peters | 14 February 2018

The leader of Aylesbury Vale DC has insisted recent setbacks have not dented the council’s commer...

Council to develop £5m property investment portfolio

By Dan Peters | 12 February 2018

Cheshire East Council will develop a £5m property investment portfolio to give it an additional i...

Sunak steps up pressure on peer challenge

By Dan Peters | 09 February 2018

New local government minister Rishi Sunak has said Whitehall is 'very keen' that every council ho...

Devolution framework 'almost done'

By Dan Peters | 09 February 2018

The Government's new devolution framework is 'almost done,' communities secretary Sajid Javid has...

Porter: Play nicely or Government will impose reorganisation

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2018

The chairman of the Local Government Association, Lord Porter, has warned the sector to 'stop fig...

Javid says he needs 'stronger case' on HRA

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2018

Local government secretary Sajid Javid has urged the sector to use headroom in the Housing Revenu...

Javid and Gwynne clash over finance settlement

By Dan Peters | 07 February 2018

Communities secretary Sajid Javid clashed today with his Labour rival Andrew Gwynne over errors i...