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FINANCE

BUDGET 2021: Chancellor confirms £4.8bn Levelling Up Fund

By William Eichler | 03 March 2021

Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the first round of the £4.8bn Levelling Up Fund will be available ...

FINANCE

Council apologises over property investments

By Martin Ford | 01 March 2021

Kensington and Chelsea LBC has admitted putting income above community benefits in its past prope...

FINANCE

Councils defend 'misunderstood' commercial investments

By Martin Ford | 25 February 2021

The Government’s clampdown on commercial investments has come under fire from councils.

BUSINESS

Northumberland 'concern' over company finances

By Martin Ford | 24 February 2021

Northumberland Council is looking to exert more control over its wholly-owned property firm after...

ENVIRONMENT

Council pension funds invest nearly £10bn in fossil fuels

By Laura Sharman | 23 February 2021

Nearly £10bn of local government pension funds are still invested in fossil fuels, new research h...

FINANCE

Oxford urged to halt property investment

By Martin Ford | 18 February 2021

The Labour administration has rejected calls to scrap £20m spending plans.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils bail out airport

By Martin Ford | 17 February 2021

Local authorities are among the shareholders that have been asked to provide loans to Birmingham ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Back to the future for Big Bang of the North

By Michael Burton | 17 February 2021

A new study on levelling up the North sounds like a return to urban development corporations, say...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Rural economic growth deal secured

By Michael Burton | 11 February 2021

A £70m rural economic growth deal has been agreed between the Scottish and UK governments and Arg...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Finding more funding

By Martin Ford | 02 February 2021

A flurry of Government grants have been received by local authorities in the wake of the pandemic...

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