More councils should look at front office mergers to cope with future budget slashing, communitie...
Councils that still have hefty unsecured bank deposits should consider investing their money else...
Urban authorities have criticised government plans to top-slice funding for sector-led improveme...
A former chairman of the Local Government Association has accused ministers of failing to acknowl...
The number of Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) should fall after May’s General Election, comm...
A former minister has accused some councils of a ‘degree of complacency’ over the standard of the...
A council is today expected to decide to launch a judicial challenge against communities secretar...
Significant and rising internal pressures on caseloads threaten the longer-term sustainability of...
Urban councils have warned they may be unable to deliver key services to poor, high-need areas wi...
Urban areas will today outline a fairer funding model that would establish the ‘true base cost of...
