Combined-authority - Page 5

By Dan Peters | 23 January 2025

Council chiefs have welcomed Government moves to give councils powers to suspend councillors foun...

DEVOLUTION

Mayor warns of creating 'behemoths'

By Martin Ford | 22 January 2025

A mayor has warned of creating local government ‘behemoths’ overburdened with responsibilities.

REORGANISATION

Worcestershire district backs case for one unitary

By Ann McGauran | 17 January 2025

A district council leader has written to local government minister Jim McMahon backing Worcesters...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Rebels with a cause

By By Dan Peters | 16 January 2025

The Local Government Association (LGA) has been warned some members could quit over its stance on...

DEVOLUTION

Councils at loggerheads over devolution proposals

By Martin Ford | 15 January 2025

The Government is preparing to make crunch decisions as it is confronted with devolution proposal...

POLITICS

Councils could get powers to suspend members

By Dan Peters | 19 December 2024

Councils could get powers to suspend councillors found to have breached their code of conduct und...

REGENERATION

Making government office renewal work harder for places

By Dominic Brankin | 11 December 2024

Working with local and regional authorities is key to realising the potential of the Government P...

FINANCE

Divert NHS cash to social care

By Martin Ford | 10 December 2024

The Government has been urged to divert NHS funding to ease pressure on local government.

HOUSING

Future Forum North: Housing shortage 'destroying council budgets'

By Martin Ford | 05 December 2024

Collaboration on affordable housing is key to easing the financial burden on local authorities, T...

LOCAL ECONOMIES

Community wealth (and health) building

By Tom Lloyd Goodwin | 02 December 2024

Tom Lloyd Goodwin highlights three things that stood out from CLES’s final Community Wealth Build...

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