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Freud highlights 'game changing opportunity'

By Thomas Bridge | 11 July 2014

Welfare minister Lord Freud has said his department’s door is ‘open’ to councils looking for supp...

Local Government Challenge winner named

By Jamie Hailstone | 11 July 2014

Graeme Kane was been named winner of this year’s Local Government Challenge.

LGA: Strike disruption minimised

By Jamie Hailstone | 11 July 2014

Trade unions have hailed yesterday’s strike as a success despite town hall chiefs saying disrupti...

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...