MAYORS

Mayors call for a 'decade of devolution'

By Mark Conrad | 10 July 2024

LONDON

Dosunmu steps down as Lambeth chief

By Paul Marinko | 10 July 2024

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA chair: Councils need to 'keep' up with new Government

By Paul Marinko | 10 July 2024

The Local Government Association's (LGA) new chair has emphasised the need for councils to show t...

PROCUREMENT

Local authority third-party spend rises 17% to £83bn

By Lee Peart | 10 July 2024

Local authority third-party spend rose by 10% on 2021 to £82.7bn in 2023, with vulnerable citizen...

DEVOLUTION

Rayner prepares mayors for major devolution

By William Eichler | 09 July 2024

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner is set to tell regional mayors that Labour is ready to ‘trans...

POLITICS

Badenoch takes shadow communities role

By Martin Ford | 09 July 2024

Kemi Badenoch has been named shadow communities secretary by opposition leader Rishi Sunak.

COMMUNICATIONS

Tewkesbury consultation extended

By Mark Conrad | 09 July 2024

Tewkesbury BC has extended a consultation on its planned name change to North Gloucestershire BC,...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Bev Craig to lead LGA Labour group

By Mark Conrad | 08 July 2024

Manchester City Council leader, Cllr Bev Craig, has been confirmed as the new leader of the Labou...

GOVERNMENT

Department ditches 'levelling up' moniker

By Mark Conrad | 08 July 2024

Prime minister Keir Starmer has ditched Whitehall’s 'levelling up' department and re-named it wit...

WORKFORCE

South Cambs' four-day week trial shows 'positive' results

By William Eichler | 08 July 2024

A report into South Cambridgeshire DC’s controversial four-day week trial found the majority of k...