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DEVOLUTION
LGA concerns over devolution approach
By Martin Ford | 02 December 2021
Senior figures from the Local Government Association (LGA) have raised concerns about Westminster...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Focusing on the future for counties and unitaries
By Cllr Tim Oliver | 01 December 2021
Chairman of the County Councils' Network Cllr Tim Oliver says he 'could not fail to be quietly im...
PAY
Reasons to be cheerful
By Heather Jameson | 01 December 2021
The MJ and Penna’s annual survey of council chief executives reveals resilience and the ability t...
INFRASTRUCTURE
Getting on with the daily job
By Lawrence Conway | 24 November 2021
Business as usual services must continue at South Lakeland DC with performance kept at the highes...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Cumbria chief quits after three months
By Martin Ford | 02 November 2021
Gill Steward, who took up the council’s top job in August, will leave next month, Cumbria CC has ...
LEGAL
Cumbria begins reorganisation legal challenge
By Martin Ford | 25 October 2021
Cumbria CC has begun its legal action against local government reorganisation in the county.
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Councils brace themselves for local government exit pay cap
By Dan Peters | 12 October 2021
Councils are bracing themselves for the return of exit pay cap proposals as Whitehall officials d...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Elections are a family affair
By Andrew Seekings | 12 October 2021
Andrew Seekings looks at how Cumbria is preparing for the electoral challenges of local governmen...
FINANCE
Hampshire hamstrung by social care cost pressures
By Paul Marinko | 05 October 2021
Hampshire CC has revealed social care cost pressures are costing it more than double the value of...
REORGANISATION
Moving from good to great in Cumbria
By Lawrence Conway | 05 October 2021
The early stages of the transition programme for reorganisation in Cumbria are being developed an...
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