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REORGANISATION

Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced

By Martin Ford | 25 March 2026

The shape of local government reorganisation in four devolution priority areas has been unveiled ...

FINANCE

'Well-run' council faces £80m budget gap

By Martin Ford | 25 March 2026

A council is facing one of the biggest budget gaps in Scotland despite being ‘well run’, a watchd...

FINANCE

Warrington faces £110m loss, envoys warn

By William Eichler | 25 March 2026

Financially struggling Warrington Council is facing a net loss of nearly £110m due to its investm...

COUNCIL TAX

Council tax goes up by £10bn in five years

By Paul Marinko | 25 March 2026

England’s council tax bill has gone up by more than £10bn in five years, new government data has ...

PAY

Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal

By William Eichler | 25 March 2026

Local government workers have been offered a pay increase of 3.30% from 1 April 2026 in what the ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Lack of transparency blamed for Best Value 'mistrust'

By Joe Lepper | 24 March 2026

A lack of transparency in the Best Value system has ‘led to mistrust’ among councils around the G...

HEALTH AND CARE INTEGRATION

Care partnership set to disband

By Martin Ford | 24 March 2026

Councils in Wales have called time on a partnership pooling health and care budgets.

POLICY AND POLITICS

Capacity warning to Cornwall over strategic authority move

By Joe Lepper | 23 March 2026

A corporate peer challenge review has issued a capacity warning to Cornwall Council as it looks t...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Northamptonshire backs devolution back-up if cold shoulder from neighbours continues

By Joe Lepper | 23 March 2026

North and West Northamptonshire councils will look to align under a strategic authority should th...

DEVOLUTION

Baroness Taylor: Reorganisation will boost Government's devolution confidence

By Dan Peters | 23 March 2026

Local government minister Baroness Taylor of Stevenage has told The MJ reorganisation will give o...

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