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Call for chief executives to sign up as army reservists

By Paul Marinko | 03 April 2023

Staffordshire CC chief executive John Henderson has called for council chief executives to sign u...

East Midlands Tories demand Gove act to prevent 'two-tiered' devolution

By Paul Marinko | 03 April 2023

Nottinghamshire CC leader Ben Bradley has demanded ministers act to avoid ‘a two-tiered system of...

Raring to go

By Paul Marinko | 28 March 2023

Councils are preparing to celebrate becoming unitaries on 1 April. Paul Marinko talks to the key ...

Bid to give local plans primacy over national policies resisted

By Paul Marinko | 28 March 2023

The Government has resisted efforts in the House of Lords to give local planning proposals primac...

Future Forum: Stop staff feeling alone, says IMPOWER

By Paul Marinko | 17 March 2023

Council chiefs need to limit the sense of isolation and risk of failure for their teams when enco...

Future Forum: 'Horses for courses' on tackling climate change

By Paul Marinko | 17 March 2023

It’s a case of ‘horses for courses’ as councils contemplate the type of sustainable energy source...

Questions over Slough's 'viability'

By Paul Marinko | 16 March 2023

The Government has said there are question marks over the ‘viability’ of Slough Council as a unit...

Combined authority considers restructure

By Paul Marinko | 14 March 2023

The West of England Combined Authority is considering proposals to restructure its senior team as...

Norfolk MPs to meet ministers over devo deal

By Paul Marinko | 07 March 2023

Norfolk MPs are believed to be meeting ministers this week as efforts continue to resolve the imp...

Liverpool announces next chief executive

By Paul Marinko | 02 March 2023

Liverpool City Council has appointed current Cheshire West and Chester boss Andrew Lewis as its n...