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ECONOMIC GROWTH
West Yorkshire to host £220m investment zone
By Martin Ford | 20 November 2023
A new investment zone has been announced for West Yorkshire focused on life sciences.
FINANCE
Councils set out Autumn Statement priorities
By Martin Ford | 20 November 2023
The Government is facing calls to provide emergency funding for children’s social care in this we...
WHITEHALL
New study exposes public scepticism over levelling up
By Mark Conrad | 20 November 2023
Half of UK residents think policies introduced by the Conservatives will impact negatively on loc...
FINANCE
Councils call for emergency school transport funding
By Ellie Ames | 20 November 2023
‘Spiralling’ transport costs for children with special educational needs are threatening the fina...
OFSTED
Councils hit by improvement notices
By Martin Ford | 17 November 2023
Oldham MBC and Oxfordshire CC have received improvement notices for their services for children w...
DEVOLUTION
Plymouth pulls out of 'unreasonable' devolution deal
By Martin Ford | 17 November 2023
Plymouth City Council has withdrawn from a proposed devolution deal after its leader branded it ‘...
HEALTH
CCN Report - Winter pressure focus on home and community support could save £2.5bn
By Paul Marinko | 17 November 2023
A new report has argued £2.5bn could be saved if funding to address health and social care winter...
FINANCE
Levelling up ambitions blighted by delays, says NAO
By Mark Conrad | 16 November 2023
Ministers’ levelling up ambitions have been blighted by delays to key construction projects, with...
PLANNING
Watchdog proposes planning reforms
By Martin Ford | 16 November 2023
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has drawn up proposed reforms to the planning system.
HEALTH
Millions of pounds in extra savings needed in social care, survey reveals
By Paul Marinko | 16 November 2023
Council social care leaders are having to find millions of pounds of extra savings this year as w...
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