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ECONOMIC GROWTH
Transferring LEP functions to upper tier councils goes with the policy grain
By James Maker | 04 April 2023
The County Councils’ Network will be engaging Government to ensure the transfer of LEPs is compat...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Giant county unitaries run counter to people power
By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 30 March 2023
The challenge to the new unitaries is to prove that, far from being a distant monolith, they can ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
A cheer for Vesting Day
By Andy Starkie | 28 March 2023
As councils gear up to become unitaries on 1 April. Andy Starkie offers advice on how to make the...
FINANCE
Raring to go
By Paul Marinko | 28 March 2023
Councils are preparing to celebrate becoming unitaries on 1 April. Paul Marinko talks to the key ...
REORGANISATION
Lincolnshire districts back unitary idea
By Ann McGauran | 28 March 2023
A partnership of three district councils has backed the idea of becoming a unitary to help secure...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Joined-up vision and ambition in Lincs
By Ann McGauran | 21 March 2023
A trailblazing partnership of councils in Lincolnshire provides critical mass for levelling up th...
FINANCE
No magic, just clear leadership
By Heather Jameson | 14 March 2023
There has been notable progress since Liverpool City Council entered intervention in 2021. Interi...
COUNCIL TAX
An agent of change
By Dan Peters | 14 March 2023
Unitarisation was a positive thing for Buckinghamshire, says chief executive Rachael Shimmin. Dan...
REORGANISATION
Keeping local government local
By Colin Copus | 21 February 2023
As delegates gather for the District Councils’ Network Annual Conference in Hertfordshire, Colin ...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Culture clash doomed merger
By Martin Ford | 11 January 2023
Councils should be wary of clashing of cultures after it led to the collapse of a council merger,...
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