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WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Questions over taskforce purpose
By Dan Peters | 19 October 2021
Local government associations have called for ministers to define the purpose of a new taskforce ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Let's ditch 'panel game' funding
By Ann McGauran | 06 October 2021
Cllr John Merry talks to Ann McGauran about how Key Cities are faring as they look towards recove...
HOUSING
Creating a 'great outdoors' for our urban centres
By Cllr Philip Broadhead | 17 August 2021
Accelerating much-needed renewal of high streets will depend on giving councils the freedom to de...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Report finds cities hit by 'Zoomshock' are best placed to economic recovery
By Heather Jameson | 21 May 2021
Cities have been hollowed out by COVID but they are still best placed to drive the recovery, a re...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Levelling up needs long-term approach
By Martin Ford | 10 May 2021
A shake-up of local government funding is required to achieve a levelling up of the country, a ne...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
City leaders raise concerns over levelling up fund
By Martin Ford | 25 March 2021
Council leaders have questioned the how effective the Government’s levelling up fund will prove t...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
The high street is dead, long live the high street
By Cllr John Merry | 19 January 2021
Six Key Cities members received all or part of the Future High Streets funding they originally bi...
INFRASTRUCTURE
2020: Time for a new era in local and central government collaboration
14 January 2020
Chair of Key Cities Cllr John Merry welcomes both devolution and the Government’s stated ambitio...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Mid-sized cities should be Government's automatic choice for tech impact pilots
By Peter Box | 03 July 2019
Chair of the Key Cities Group Cllr Peter Box says mid-sized cities are ideally positioned to be t...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Time for a UK-wide debate on tourism levies
By Cllr Judith Blake | 03 July 2019
Cities south of the border including Birmingham have plans to consider tourism levies. Cllr Judit...
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A pivotal role at the centre of our ambitions for children, young people and families across Sandwell. Apply for this job
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