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REORGANISATION
Holding the LGR line?
By Ann McGauran | 09 April 2026
Will reorganisation be delivered ahead of the General Election, and to what extent is the Government’s need to shore up political capital driving decisions on unitarisation? Ann McGauran reports.
PLACE-MAKING
Shaping places that work for everyone
By Ann McGauran | 08 April 2026
Key Cities and architecture practice We Made That have set out five Rights to Place to ensure equ...
REORGANISATION
Toil, then trouble on LGR
By Martin Ford | 02 April 2026
The Government has announced its decisions on new unitaries in four of the Devolution Priority Pr...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Show us the money
By Lee Peart | 31 March 2026
Social care funding is ‘a classic for the insurance system’, and the deadline for the final Casey...
TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION
Reducing reliance on temporary housing
By Naisha Polaine | 26 March 2026
Councils are still placing record numbers into short-term housing, but local authorities like Bar...
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
Peering into the future of Total Place
By Ann McGauran | 24 March 2026
National policymakers and local system leaders gathered at a convention to look at how place-base...
FINANCE
Counting the cost of rectifying exceptional financial support to councils
By David Blackman | 19 March 2026
The scale of the problems exceptional financial support is intended to tackle highlights the need...
DATA & DIGITAL
Rising to the cyber defence challenge
By Martin Ford | 12 March 2026
The landscape of cyber defence for local government has been undergoing an evolution. Martin Ford...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Membership manoeuvres
By Paul Marinko | 11 March 2026
How are the groups representing councils positioning themselves to secure members as the pace of ...
POLITICS
After the elections: Crafting a new council
By Martin Ford | 04 March 2026
With councils bracing for the upheaval of political change in May’s local elections, Martin Ford ...
DEVOLUTION
A pivotal moment for mayors
By Ann McGauran | 25 February 2026
The recent devolution Bill and the Government’s consultation on visitor levies are seen as positi...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- LCN chair: CCN existence 'illogical'
Director of Education and Inclusion
£120,901
Premium jobAs we move into a new era built on the strengths and ambition of our borough, we are seeking an outstanding Director of Education... Apply for this job
Engineering Team Manager (Network Co-ordination)
£53,460 - £56,732 per annum
Premium jobWe are looking for an enthusiastic and highly driven candidate to join our Highways Asset Management team at Calderdale Council. Apply for this job
Joint Chief Planning Officer
£85,456 - £92,027
Across Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, our councils are doing something genuinely different. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- LCN chair: CCN existence 'illogical'
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