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LEGAL

High Court rejects low traffic neighbourhoods challenge

By Laura Sharman | 29 June 2021

A legal challenge against Lambeth LBC's low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) has been rejected by th...

BUSINESS

Council prosecutes firm over jams

By Chris Ames | 23 June 2021

Thames Water has been prosecuted by a London borough after creating what the council said were un...

WHITEHALL

Councils can issue traffic fines from December

By Chris Ames | 15 June 2021

Powers to enforce moving traffic offences will not be extended to local authorities in England ou...

LONDON COUNCILS

London repairs backlog hits 'staggering' £1bn

By Chris Ames | 19 May 2021

The cost of the road maintenance backlog on London’s roads has now passed £1bn, according to the ...

FINANCE

County leader in planning power grab

By Dan Peters | 17 May 2021

A council leader has called for counties to be given planning powers for ‘big infrastructure’ as ...

BUSINESS

Infrastructure services unit sale completes

By Chris Ames | 05 May 2021

M Group Services has completed the acquisition of Skanska UK’s infrastructure services operation.

HIGHWAYS

Time to cut ties with the pandemic power grab

By Claire Fox | 27 April 2021

As the restrictions of the latest lockdown are eased, Claire Fox asks whether councils are clingi...

HIGHWAYS

Hole lot of cake

21 April 2021

Cake war has broken out between Marks & Spencer and Aldi.

PAY

Thurrock workers strike in pay dispute

By Martin Ford | 16 April 2021

Workers at Thurrock BC have embarked on a three-week strike amid claims their pay is to be ‘slash...

WHITEHALL

£10bn bill to repair local roads

By Chris Ames | 31 March 2021

The estimated one-time cost to get local roads in England and Wales back into a ‘reasonable, stea...

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