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HEALTH AND CARE INTEGRATION

Care partnership set to disband

By Martin Ford | 24 March 2026

Councils in Wales have called time on a partnership pooling health and care budgets.

FINANCE

Call for Welsh tax divergence from England

By Martin Ford | 20 March 2026

Wales should diverge from England on local taxation, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has r...

MAYORS

Government to introduce local scrutiny committees for mayors

By Martin Ford | 18 March 2026

The Government is proposing to establish ‘local scrutiny committees’ to oversee strategic authori...

PEOPLE

Salford City Council appoints director of adult social care

By Martin Ford | 18 March 2026

Lee Calvert is set to join Salford City Council as its new director of adult social care.

FINANCE

Reform UK tax hike used to 'bash party over the head'

By Martin Ford | 18 March 2026

Worcestershire CC’s 9% council tax rise has been used to ‘bash us over the head’, a senior Reform...

FINANCE

IFS: Mansion tax a 'poor substitute' for comprehensive reform

By Martin Ford | 18 March 2026

The Scottish Government’s mansion tax must be a springboard for further council tax reform, the I...

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 ...

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