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POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Councils warn of 'devastating' axing of net zero fund
By Dan Peters | 07 October 2025
Councils have warned of the ‘devastating’ impact after the Government failed to commit further in...
EMERGENCY PLANNING
All of England's LRFs to take part in pandemic exercise
By Martin Ford | 11 August 2025
All of England’s Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) will take part in a simulation exercise designed ...
COVID
Councils demand greater recognition in emergency planning
By Martin Ford | 05 August 2025
The Local Government Association (LGA) has demanded recognition of councils as an ‘equal and trus...
COVID
Pandemic pandemonium
By Martin Ford | 31 July 2025
Exercises carried out to prepare for another potential pandemic have uncovered a litany of challe...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
'Lack of understanding' in Government on social care, says LGA chief
By Martin Ford | 28 July 2025
A 'lack of understanding' about social care remains in Government following mistakes made during ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Expecting the unexpected
By Stephen Gaskell | 17 July 2025
Five years on from the easing of Covid restrictions, Stephen Gaskell says the sector proved that ...
SOCIAL CARE
WLGA defends councils over Covid funds
By Martin Ford | 10 July 2025
The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) has defended the role of councils in distributing s...
POLITICS
Councils urged to boost China links
By Joe Lepper | 27 March 2025
Councils should reassess their China-related activities to ensure they can access opportunities t...
HEALTH
Get Britain working with health at its heart
By Matthew Taylor | 04 March 2025
The opportunity to arrest the rise in economic inactivity offered by Get Britain Working plans mu...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
EXCLUSIVE: Half of chiefs have started roles in last three years
By Dan Peters | 29 January 2025
Almost half of council chief executives have taken up their roles in the last three years, resear...
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