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WALES
Welsh settlement 'does not come close' to matching pressures
By William Eichler | 25 November 2025
Local authority leaders across Wales have warned the provisional 2026-27 local government settlement ‘does not come close’ to matching their financial pressures.
WALES
Lessons in lockstep
By Paul Marinko | 17 July 2025
Jayne Bryant talks to Paul Marinko about how Wales’ national government has worked hard to protec...
SOCIAL CARE
WLGA defends councils over Covid funds
By Martin Ford | 10 July 2025
The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) has defended the role of councils in distributing s...
FINANCE
4.3% boost for Welsh councils
By Dan Peters | 12 December 2024
Councils will receive £6.1bn from the Welsh Government to spend on delivering key services, incre...
FINANCE
Welsh councils plead to plug growing gap
By Emily Twinch | 11 November 2024
An umbrella body is pushing for the Welsh Government to help plug a £559m funding gap so councils...
FINANCE
Chief speaks out over Welsh pensions threat
By Dan Peters | 02 October 2024
Wales’ eight local government pension funds should be left under the control of councillors, a fo...
WHITEHALL
LGA backs regeneration funding campaign
By Martin Ford | 10 June 2024
A campaign to persuade the Treasury to change tack on regeneration funding is gaining momentum.
POLICY AND POLITICS
Caerphilly chief 'not in work at present'
By Dan Peters | 10 June 2024
Caerphilly CBC chief executive Christina Harrhy is ‘not in work at present’ amid alleged tensions...
WHITEHALL
Welsh plea for more council funding
By Dan Peters | 15 September 2023
Welsh councils have pleaded for more funding from the UK Government as they face up to £750m of p...
FINANCE
Alarm over Welsh budget warnings
By Martin Ford | 10 August 2023
The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) has warned a return to austerity would be ‘devastat...
FINANCE
Councils should help residents do more for themselves, auditor urges
By Mark Conrad | 23 January 2023
Local authorities in Wales should develop community resilience initiatives to help residents do m...
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