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BIRMINGHAM
Brum rejects independent inquiry call
By Emily Twinch | 17 March 2025
Birmingham City Council has rejected an opposition call for an independent inquiry into the botch...
INTERVENTION
Spelthorne faces Government intervention
By Martin Ford | 17 March 2025
Ministers are minded to appoint commissioners to oversee the running of Spelthorne BC.
REORGANISATION
Government insists counties hand over reorganisation data
By Paul Marinko | 14 March 2025
The Government has insisted district councils should be given access to data by county councils t...
REORGANISATION
Minister cites international politics for reorganisation delays
By Paul Marinko | 14 March 2025
Local government minister Baroness Sharon Taylor has cited geopolitical uncertainty as a potentia...
MAYORS
East Midlands mayor suggests LGA not the right 'fit'
By Paul Marinko | 13 March 2025
East Midlands mayor Claire Ward has said the Local Government Association ‘might not be’ the plac...
REORGANISATION
Minister: 500,000 figure for unitaries an 'average'
By Paul Marinko | 13 March 2025
Jim McMahon has said a population size of 500,000 could end up as the ‘average’ when unitary gove...
REORGANISATION
Hampshire hits reorganisation deadlock
By Dan Peters | 13 March 2025
No decision will be made on the number of unitaries that will cover Hampshire and the Solent ahea...
POLITICS
Frustrated mayors delay campaign on fiscal devo
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 13 March 2025
Labour mayors frustrated by the lack of fiscal devolution are holding back from stepping up their...
FINANCE
Finance warning amid growth fears
By Joe Lepper | 13 March 2025
Pressures on local government could become more acute amid fears of ‘lacklustre’ growth, sector e...
REORGANISATION
DCN warns of reorganisation risks
By Paul Marinko | 13 March 2025
A new report commissioned by the District Councils’ Network (DCN) has warned reorganisation risks...
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