WALES
First Minister: Welsh central/local relationship 'envied' by England
By Paul Marinko | 19 June 2025
Wales’ First Minister has said England looks on ‘with envy’ at Cardiff’s relationship with councils as she signed a landmark partnership agreement with councils.
REORGANISATION
Hertfordshire ditches single unitary proposal
By Paul Marinko | 13 June 2025
Change of leadership at Hertfordshire CC following May’s local elections has led to a single unit...
FINANCE
Spending Review: £39bn funding boost for social and affordable housing
By Paul Marinko | 11 June 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a £39bn investment in social and affordable housing over t...
REORGANISATION
Push for Havering to join Essex in reorganisation
By Paul Marinko | 10 June 2025
Havering LBC has dismissed a parliamentary push for the London borough to split from the capital ...
FINANCE
Shovel-ready Spending Review
By Heather Jameson | 05 June 2025
The local government world is divided into two types of people: those who are resigned to their f...
SEND
SEND costs pushing capital's councils to bankruptcy
By Paul Marinko | 05 June 2025
London Councils has claimed almost half of the capital’s local authorities are at risk of bankrup...
FINANCE
Councils told cuts will follow
By By Martin Ford | 05 June 2025
Councils have been warned to brace for grant cuts after next week’s Spending Review despite deput...
REORGANISATION
Essex set to remain split on reorganisation proposals
By Paul Marinko | 28 May 2025
Essex CC’s leader has admitted the county’s councils may fail to agree on a single reorganisation...
INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY
Think-tank: Defence investment 'economic necessity'
By Paul Marinko | 22 May 2025
Defence industry investment is a ‘strategic and economic necessity’ for UK growth, a think-tank r...
REORGANISATION
Sector annoyance at Government's revised LGR feedback letters
By Paul Marinko | 14 May 2025
Whitehall’s decision to send revised reorganisation feedback letters has stoked sector frustration.
ASYLUM
Reform threaten legal action to close migrant hotels
By Paul Marinko | 06 May 2025
Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf has vowed councils controlled by the party would launch legal action...
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