Highways

By Chris Ames | 11 April 2023

Communities secretary Michael Gove has been accused of ‘treading on the Department for Transport’...

Record £14bn needed to fix pothole-ridden local roads

By William Eichler | 21 March 2023

A record £14bn is now needed for local authorities to tackle the local roads maintenance backlog,...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Support county highways to boost productivity

By Simon Edwards | 14 March 2023

If we are to create a more equal and prosperous country then the chancellor could do a lot worse ...

BUSINESS

Former council leadership blamed for trees scandal

By Chris Ames | 07 March 2023

A report into the Sheffield street trees scandal has laid the blame firmly at the door of the for...

WHITEHALL

Chiefs match main unions' pay claim

By Mark Conrad | 31 January 2023

Senior council officers this week joined frontline trade unions in submitting an above-inflation ...

HIGHWAYS

Sorting pothole pitfalls

14 December 2022

North Lincolnshire Council recently settled on a name for its new pothole filling machine – avoid...

FINANCE

Autumn Statement: Northern Powerhouse Rail to be 'core' only

By Martin Ford | 17 November 2022

The chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed hopes for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) to be completed...

HIGHWAYS

Red, anger, green

26 October 2022

Residents of Yeovil, Somerset, are so fed up with what they perceive to be over-zealous traffic o...

LEGAL

Council to take legal action after parking payment errors

By William Eichler | 14 October 2022

Worcester City Council is planning to take legal action against car park operator Flowbird over d...

ENVIRONMENT

Taking the zero carbon road

By Neil Gibson | 28 September 2022

The Government-funded Live Labs 2 programme is a chance for local authorities to show they are tr...

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