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SOLACE

Newcastle chief to become new Solace president

By Paul Marinko | 21 October 2026

Newcastle City Council chief executive Pam Smith has been announced as the next president of Sola...

SOLACE

EXCLUSIVE: Outgoing Solace president issues rewiring the state warning

By Paul Marinko | 21 October 2026

Solace chief urges local government to ‘seize the moment’ amid concerns of divisions derailing th...

WALES

Welsh Government to postpone council tax revaluation

By Paul Marinko | 21 October 2026

The Welsh Government has announced plans to postponed council tax revaluation until after the nex...

SOLACE SUMMIT

Councils must seize chance to rewire the state

By Paul Marinko | 21 October 2026

As he prepares to stand down from the presidency of Solace, Robin Tuddenham tells Paul Marinko ho...

LEADERSHIP

Chiefs weigh up career costs of LGR pause

By Paul Marinko | 21 October 2026

As council bosses gather in Liverpool for the Solace summit, those facing LGR have their own futu...

REORGANISATION

East Cambs in bid for devo without LGR

By Paul Marinko | 19 October 2026

East Cambridgeshire DC is bidding to pilot greater devolution without reorganisation as rumours s...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Calls for all councils to develop unique place-based growth plans

By Paul Marinko | 14 October 2026

Hammersmith & Fulham LBC leader and London Councils chair Cllr Stephen Cowan has called on every ...

SOCIAL CARE

Norfolk scraps sale of care LATCo

By Paul Marinko | 13 October 2026

Norfolk CC’s Reform UK-led administration has scrapped plans it inherited from the previous Conse...

DEVOLUTION

Strategic authorities: Swerving the 'screw up'

By Paul Marinko | 13 October 2026

The Government’s commitment to a roll out of powerful strategic authorities across the country is...

HR

Manchester 'won't rest' until behaviour concerns addressed

By Paul Marinko | 12 October 2026

Manchester City Council’s chief executive has said the authority ‘won’t rest’ until ‘deeply conce...

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