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Three unitary option emerges for Staffordshire

By Martin Ford | 01 August 2025

Districts in Staffordshire have opened consultation on splitting the county into three unitary co...

'Serious issues' over fair funding formula

By Martin Ford | 31 July 2025

A key part of the proposed Fair Funding formula must be removed due to ‘serious issues’, London C...

Plan to split county in two 'increasingly likely'

By Martin Ford | 31 July 2025

A reorganisation that would split Nottinghamshire into two is becoming increasingly likely, altho...

Pandemic pandemonium

By Martin Ford | 30 July 2025

Exercises carried out to prepare for another potential pandemic have uncovered a litany of challe...

Warning over scrapping net zero targets

By Martin Ford | 29 July 2025

Councillors have been warned that attempts to ditch net zero targets could be stymied by Governme...

'Lack of understanding' in Government on social care, says LGA chief

By Martin Ford | 28 July 2025

A 'lack of understanding' about social care remains in Government following mistakes made during ...

London borough enters EFS talks with Government

By Martin Ford | 25 July 2025

Hillingdon LBC is in talks with the Government over exceptional financial support (EFS) as budget...

Government's LGR advisory group named

By Martin Ford | 25 July 2025

Membership of the Government’s Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) advisory group has been publ...

New executive director at Lancashire

By Martin Ford | 24 July 2025

Laurence Ainsworth has announced he has been appointed executive director of resources at Lancash...

London borough names chief executive

By Martin Ford | 23 July 2025

Hounslow LBC’s interim chief executive Mandy Skinner has been appointed to the role on a permanen...