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Merger plans axed after Stratford-on-Avon concerns

By Dan Peters | 21 April 2022

Plans to merge Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick DCs will not go ahead after the former got cold feet.

Targeting an end to rough sleeping

By Dan Peters | 20 April 2022

Even political rivals want minister Eddie Hughes to deliver on the target of ending rough sleepin...

Government adviser urges ministers to expand Housing First

By Dan Peters | 19 April 2022

Ministers must pile further cash into Housing First schemes if they want to meet their target of ...

Sunak snubs LGA meeting request

By Dan Peters | 19 April 2022

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has snubbed a Local Government Association (LGA) call for a meeting on a r...

Councils should be funded to co-design child mental health hubs - report

By Dan Peters | 19 April 2022

Councils across the country should be funded to co-design open-access hubs to support young peopl...

Councils urged to reconsider Russian risks

By Dan Peters | 19 April 2022

Councils have been encouraged to reconsider the risks of using Russian technology and software fo...

All regions told to take asylum seekers

By Dan Peters | 14 April 2022

All regions of England, Scotland and Wales will be expected to take a share of asylum seekers und...

LGA in energy costs leisure warning

By Dan Peters | 12 April 2022

Rising energy costs are ‘driving decisions’ to close council leisure facilities or reduce opening...

Soaring vacancies and declining pay highlight sector crisis

By Dan Peters | 12 April 2022

Latest figures this week showing the soaring number of job vacancies coupled with declining publi...

Alarm bells ring over scrapping of housing rule

By Dan Peters | 11 April 2022

The Government risks ‘drastically undermining’ London’s ambitions to boost affordable housebuildi...