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Auditors' warning over £134m budget gap
FINANCE

Auditors' warning over £134m budget gap

By William Eichler | 05 March 2026

Shetland Islands Council faces serious pressure to address a projected £134m budget gap by 2029-30, auditors have warned.

LOCAL ECONOMIES

The first steps to getting young people working

By Ben Lucas | 03 March 2026

Ben Lucas says devolution of youth unemployment services is key to economic growth.

SCOTLAND

Scottish councils reject World Cup bank holiday

By Martin Ford | 02 March 2026

An overwhelming majority of Scottish councils have so far rejected giving staff time off for June...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Cross-party LGA fails to agree tourism tax line

By Joe Lepper | 24 February 2026

The Local Government Association (LGA) has failed to agree on whether to back plans to give Engli...

LOCAL ECONOMIES

Pensions can transform places

By Pete Gladwell | 19 February 2026

Local government partnerships are crucial for turning pension savings into homes and jobs, says P...

LOCAL ECONOMIES

Growth: Solution or problem?

By Ian Fytche | 19 February 2026

Ian Fytche argues that chasing economic growth for its own sake isn’t working. It’s time to choos...

LOCAL ECONOMIES

Celtic Forum: Cornwall is ready to shape its own future

By Cllr Leigh Frost | 18 February 2026

Cllr Leigh Frost says that as Cornwall takes renewed steps to ask that its national status is ful...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Treasury control over transport is stalling regional growth, IPPR warns

By William Eichler | 18 February 2026

Centralised Treasury control over transport spending is constraining regional growth, according t...

REORGANISATION

Council reorganisations: The importance of good endings ahead of new beginnings

By Claire Ward | 16 February 2026

Mel Stevens, Ellen Care and Claire Ward say that to seize the opportunities local government reor...

SIGOMA

There's no short cuts on the long road to recovery

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 11 February 2026

SIGOMA strongly backs the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods’ call for urgent action to sup...

FUEL POVERTY

Why we mustn't lose sight of people while we fix buildings

By Graham Duxbury | 26 January 2026

Graham Duxbury welcomes the Government’s Warm Homes Plan and says that localised support such as ...

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