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CLIMATE CHANGE

Hughes hints at multi-year funding settlement

By Paul Marinko | 21 September 2021

Junior minister Eddie Hughes has attempted to reassure councils that a multi-year funding settlem...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

CCN chair's devo pledge

By Ann McGauran | 15 September 2021

The new chair of the County Councils’ Network (CCN) said unitarisation is ‘dead’ as the Governmen...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

County deals are 'absolutely the answer'

By Ann McGauran | 14 September 2021

Tim Oliver takes over this week as the new chair of the County Councils’ Network. He talks to Ann...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Government needs to better clarify the responsibility of councils in net-zero

By Nicola Beach | 14 September 2021

A report from the County Councils' Network finds that a city-centric focus to climate funding and...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Delivering the prize

By Ann McGauran | 06 September 2021

Nottinghamshire CC has been ‘beckoned through the door’ to express an interest in an early devo ...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

There's a lot to play for when it comes to delivering devolution

By James Maker | 10 August 2021

While Government has provided a strong steer on the basic principles of county devolution deals, ...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Reorganisation: modernise or be damned

By Heather Jameson | 28 July 2021

The distraction of reorganisation may be a step too far. Or it may be the big bang needed to tra...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

There's never been a better time to consider the future role of councils

By Nicola Beach | 21 July 2021

We now have a golden opportunity to build on the lessons learned during the pandemic and elevate ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Is Boris in a jam on devo?

By Heather Jameson | 21 July 2021

Boris Johnson’s levelling up speech was designed to kick-start devolution, quash the critics and ...

HEALTH

Johnson: Bring your devolution plans to me

By Heather Jameson | 15 July 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for local leaders to take their devolution plans to him in a ...

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