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ECONOMIC GROWTH
Clarity and resources needed for local growth plans
By Martin Ford | 23 October 2024
Local growth plans will fail to have an impact without clarity, powers and funding from central g...
FINANCE
Dozen talk to ministry over exceptional financial support
By Heather Jameson | 23 October 2024
Around a dozen councils are in talks with the Government about Exceptional Financial Support (EFS...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Sure Start Centres reduced criminal offending, says IFS
By Emily Twinch | 23 October 2024
Young people who had lived near a Sure Start centre between the age of 0 to 4-years-old were 20% ...
INTERVENTION
Intervention at Slough set to be extended
By Martin Ford | 22 October 2024
Slough Council is facing an extension to Government intervention due to ‘volatility’ in its finan...
FINANCE
Survey reveals bailout demand amid bankruptcy fears
By Dan Peters | 22 October 2024
One in four English councils believe they are likely to be forced to apply for a bailout to avoid...
POLITICS
McMahon chairs first Council of Leaders
By Dan Peters | 21 October 2024
Minister Jim McMahon has chaired the first meeting of the cross-party Council of Leaders of local...
AUDIT
LGA warning over audit fees
By Dan Peters | 21 October 2024
The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned it is ‘very likely’ there will be ‘significant’...
HOUSING
Rayner to be handed £1bn for council housing in Budget, reports suggest
By Emily Twinch | 21 October 2024
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner will be handed £1bn in next week’s Budget as she plans to dou...
HOUSING
Councils 'sitting on' £8bn of s106 and CIL money
By Paul Marinko | 21 October 2024
Councils in England and Wales have failed to spend over £8bn of section 106 and Community Infrast...
PEOPLE
Disgraced peer Hanningfield dies
By Heather Jameson | 21 October 2024
Former leader of Essex CC and peer Lord Hanningfield has died.
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