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BUDGET 2025

Budget: More funding to recruit planners

By Martin Ford | 26 November 2025

Funding to recruit officers has been announced in a bid to boost capacity in the planning system ...

BUDGET 2025

Budget: Two-child benefit cap lifted

By Martin Ford | 26 November 2025

Abolition of the two-child benefit cap in today’s Budget has been welcomed as a ‘first step’ in t...

REORGANISATION

Three rival reorganisation bids emerge in Nottinghamshire

By Martin Ford | 24 November 2025

Three options will be put before ministers for local government reorganisation in Nottinghamshire.

FAIR FUNDING

Fair funding review labelled a 'sham'

By Martin Ford | 20 November 2025

The fair funding review has been labelled a ‘sham’ by rural councils following its publication to...

COVID

Covid Inquiry: Government 'failed to engage' with councils

By Martin Ford | 20 November 2025

The UK and devolved governments should have done more to engage with councils during the pandemic...

FAIR FUNDING

Districts take hit in fair funding review

By Martin Ford | 20 November 2025

District councils have been told their finances will take a hit as the fair funding review is pub...

REORGANISATION

Government launches reorganisation consultations

By Martin Ford | 19 November 2025

The Government has today launched consultations on reorganisation proposals as it mulls which to ...

PEOPLE

Children's services director joins Hartlepool

By Martin Ford | 19 November 2025

Alison Sutherland has been appointed by Hartlepool BC as executive director for children’s services.

PEOPLE

Lincolnshire set to name chief executive

By Martin Ford | 18 November 2025

Andrew Crookham is set to become the next chief executive of Lincolnshire CC.

FINANCE

Shropshire budget gap hits £47m

By Martin Ford | 18 November 2025

Shropshire Council’s budget overspend has grown by a third since it declared a ‘financial emergen...

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