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COMBINED AUTHORITY
Combined authority blocks release of mass transit report
By Dan Peters | 19 February 2026
West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has refused to release a report by a government body into a delayed major transport project.
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...
FINANCE
Many district councils will see a cash cut
By James Hood | 16 February 2026
On average district councils face real terms funding reductions at a time of rising demand, and ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Home Office trying to restore sharing of asylum data
By Dan Peters | 12 February 2026
Senior Home Office officials have told councils they are trying to restore their access to inform...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: LGA cyber insurance talks 'peter out'
By Dan Peters | 10 February 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) is not currently taking forward a proposal for a cyber att...
DEVOLUTION
Minister: Devolution failing to capture public imagination
By Neil Merrick | 10 February 2026
Devolution is failing to capture the public’s imagination because councils and central government...
IMPROVEMENT
EXCLUSIVE: £1.6m bill for intervention support
By Dan Peters | 10 February 2026
Councils under Government intervention have shelled out more than £1.6m on staff and consultants ...
FINANCE
Exceptional financial support transparency call
By Dan Peters | 10 February 2026
The Conservative opposition leader of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council has calle...
FINANCE
City council requests £15m exceptional financial support
By Dan Peters | 06 February 2026
Brighton & Hove City Council has requested £15m of exceptional financial support (EFS) from the M...
WHITEHALL
Government rejects food waste transparency call
By Neil Merrick | 03 February 2026
The Government has rebuffed calls for transparency around funding for food waste collections, ins...
FINANCE
Trashing the new burdens local government funding doctrine
By Ian Miller | 03 February 2026
There seems no proof yet that a penny has been added to the local government settlement to meet t...
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