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PLANNING

Planning reforms threaten 'developer free-for-all'

By Martin Ford | 17 March 2026

The voices of rural communities would be ‘severely weakened’ by the Government’s proposed plannin...

PEOPLE

Former local government minister Phil Woolas dies

By Martin Ford | 16 March 2026

Former local government minister Phil Woolas has died, his family has announced.

WORKFORCE

Wirral management overhaul to create executive director roles

By Martin Ford | 16 March 2026

Wirral MBC is proposing to create two executive director roles as part of a restructure of its se...

ASYLUM

Epping Forest ends legal fight over asylum hotel

By Martin Ford | 13 March 2026

Epping Forest DC has admitted defeat in its long-running legal battle over the use of a hotel to ...

PEOPLE

New chief executive joins borough

By Martin Ford | 12 March 2026

Andrew Donaldson has taken up the role of permanent chief executive at Halton BC this month.

FUTURE FORUM

Future Forum: Councils urged to embrace Total Place

By Martin Ford | 12 March 2026

Councils should seize the opportunity presented by ministers’ renewed interest in Total Place, ac...

WORKFORCE

Future Forum: Senior job opportunities on horizon

By Martin Ford | 12 March 2026

Local government reorganisation offers job market ‘opportunities’ as well as challenges for senio...

REORGANISATION

Future Forum: Reorganisation threat to transformation

By Martin Ford | 12 March 2026

Fears that ambitions to include transformation alongside local government reorganisation may not ...

DATA & DIGITAL

Rising to the cyber defence challenge

By Martin Ford | 12 March 2026

The landscape of cyber defence for local government has been undergoing an evolution. Martin Ford...

FUTURE FORUM

Future Forum: Warning against 'more of the same' post-reorganisation

By Martin Ford | 11 March 2026

Fundamental questions remain to be answered in the local government reorganisation process, The M...

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