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WHITEHALL

Welsh Government in new push for larger councils

By Mark Conrad | 20 March 2018

Local government in Wales is facing a radical overhaul, with ministers consulting on plans to cre...

FINANCE

Highways maintenance backlog falls to £9bn

By Dominic Browne | 20 March 2018

The estimated highways maintenance backlog has fallen by almost 23% this year to £9.3bn from £12bn.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Sector-led improvement for critical Powys

By Hiba Mahamadi | 14 February 2018

Powys CC needs ‘significant’ support from the Welsh Government and the Welsh Local Government Ass...

SOCIAL CARE

£10m for Welsh councils to manage social care pressures

By Hiba Mahamadi | 14 February 2018

Councils in Wales will be given £10m to manage social care winter pressures, the Welsh Government...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Welsh Government moves ahead with vacant land tax

By Hiba Mahamadi | 13 February 2018

The Welsh Government has decided to move forward with proposals for a vacant land tax to encourag...

FINANCE

'Lessons learned' after overspends

By Mark Conrad | 23 January 2018

Staff at Merthyr Tydfil CBC have assured members lessons have been learned after the cost of two ...

WHITEHALL

Minister outlines Western Powerhouse plan

By Mark Conrad | 22 January 2018

Welsh secretary Alun Cairns has outlined plans for a Western Powerhouse similar to local governme...

WHITEHALL

Government urges councils to share asylum burden

By Dan Peters | 29 November 2017

The Government has urged councils to share the burden of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (U...

WELSH LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

WLGA leader lines up against ministers

By Dan Peters | 24 November 2017

The Labour leader of the Welsh Local Government Association has urged councils to ‘work together’...

ENVIRONMENT

Missing lynx

15 November 2017

With one blast of a gun, Ceredigion Council controversially ended the hunt for Lillith the escape...

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