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FINANCE
Mind the Gap
By Geoff Tucker | 31 August 2021
Geoff Tucker at Norse explains how partnership income is easing councils’ funding gap.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Let's bring a bold policy moment to life
By Dr Jo Casebourne | 25 August 2021
It’s time to seize the opportunity of the Spending Review to level up support for children and fa...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Croydon returns to drawing board on regeneration plans
By Naomi Larsson | 17 August 2021
The council maintains delayed plans to develop a Westfield shopping centre are going ahead, despi...
FINANCE
Commercial borrowing fears dismissed by ratings agency
By Michael Burton | 11 August 2021
Plans to tighten the rules on council borrowing to deter speculative investment in property are u...
FINANCE
Council grants oversight 'not fit for purpose'
By Martin Ford | 29 July 2021
The governance of grants worth millions to registered housing providers by Bristol City Council h...
PLANNING
Tighter planning rules to protect communities from flood risk
By Laura Sharman | 29 July 2021
Councils should ensure all planning applications made in flood risk areas are referred to ministe...
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
It's only a win if everyone succeeds
27 July 2021
For SIGOMA members – unitary and metropolitan councils across England – funding service fairly is...
FINANCE
Councils will continue to draw on reserves, predicts Moody's
By Dan Peters | 21 July 2021
Many councils will continue to draw on their reserves to manage the uncertain funding environment...
FINANCE
Councils should explore green bonds potential, urges report
By Dan Peters | 08 July 2021
UK local government should explore the potential of green bonds to finance investment in sustaina...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Achieving Ashfield's Towns Fund vision
By Theresa Hodgkinson | 01 July 2021
Ashfield’s Towns Fund bid won it £62.6m – the highest amount in the country. Theresa Hodgkinson r...
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