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LOCAL COUNCILS NETWORK
Shifting from LGR to integration
By Dr Catherine Howe | 08 July 2026
New unitary councils must transition well following reorganisation and the Local Councils Network is the ideal companion for councils seeking to deeply modernise, says Catherine Howe.
LOCAL COUNCILS NETWORK
Seizing the opportunity of local government reorganisation
By Cllr Richard Wright | 19 June 2026
Rather than recreating existing structures, councils should use reorganisation to transform servi...
PLANNING
Councils demand full cost recovery for planning fees
By Martin Ford | 27 May 2026
Proposals to increase planning application fees do not go far enough, the Government has been war...
LOCAL COUNCILS NETWORK
Looking out for the local
By Paul Marinko | 27 May 2026
Helping the Local Councils Network’s members and officers to manage the disruption of moving to a...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: 'Engaged' Rowlands meeting LGA board members as she starts role
By Dan Peters | 19 May 2026
The Local Government Association's (LGA) interim chief executive Jenny Rowlands is meeting board ...
LGA
LGA to stay Labour-led despite election disaster
By Heather Jameson | 12 May 2026
The Local Government Association is expected to remain Labour-led despite a huge swing towards Re...
APSE
Fuel prices to remain high for councils, APSE chief warns
By William Eichler | 05 May 2026
There is ‘no sign’ of the higher fuel prices reported over the last month ‘significantly dropping...
LOCAL COUNCILS NETWORK
LGR needs to spur the shifting of services from a reactive to a preventative footing
By Cllr Richard Wright | 05 May 2026
The need to ensure new unitaries are safe and legal from day one should not obscure the ultimate ...
LEGISLATION
Councils have the power to shape national policy
By Alison Potter | 05 May 2026
The Sustainable Communities Acts and the powers to initiate legislation were designed precisely t...
FINANCE
Crude reckoning
By David Blackman | 05 May 2026
In the wake of the Iran-US conflict councils could be hit by a surge in inflation, insecurity of ...
LOCAL COUNCILS NETWORK
New name, same game
By Cllr Richard Wright | 09 April 2026
Chair of the newly-branded LCN, Richard Wright, talks to Paul Marinko about the network’s aims, w...
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