Pickles urges councils to unite with LEPs

By Thomas Bridge | 10 July 2014

Financial devolution will only happen ‘quickly’ for interacting and forward thinking councils, co...

Sir Merrick hits out at 'mad' move to passive CIVs

By Jonathan Werran | 10 July 2014

Former LGA chairman questions wisdom of move to passive investment of Local Government Pension Sc...

Pickles and Benn clash over housing at DCN assembly

By Jonathan Werran | 10 July 2014

Communities secretary Eric Pickles traded blows over fiscal devolution and housing policy with H...

Lewis: Local leadership key to future of high streets

By Laura Sharman | 08 July 2014

Local government minister Brandon Lewis has urged councils to work with businesses and communitie...

Rochdale suspends Knowl View abuse probe

By Jonathan Werran | 08 July 2014

Rochdale Council agrees to halt independent review into historic child sex abuse so as not to pre...

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Carmarthenshire defiant on chief's libel indemnity

By Jonathan Werran | 08 July 2014

Carmarthenshire councillors have been asked to back the council’s decision to indemnify chief exe...

LGA to launch blueprint for next government

By Heather Jameson | 08 July 2014

The Local Government Association has pledged to fix some of the major problems facing the country...

More powers to councils will deliver greater efficiencies, says Labour report

By Michael Burton | 07 July 2014

Local government can deliver better services more efficiently, according to a new report for Labo...

Councils could help build 500,000 new homes by 2020, LGA claims

By Heather Jameson | 07 July 2014

Councils have pledged to build half a million new homes by the end of the decade in a bid to tack...

£2bn Growth Deal funding announced

By Jonathan Werran | 07 July 2014

Ministers announce where the £2bn in Growth Deal funding will be allocated across all 39 English ...