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Reed decides to postpone elections for 29 councils
By Paul Marinko | 22 January 2026
Steve Reed has said elections this year will be postponed for 29 councils.
What LGR means for the workers
By Heather Jameson | 26 January 2026
Local government reorganisation (LGR) is not all about the structures and politics – what about the staff? Heather Jameson spoke to Mark Greenburgh and Toni Hall about what it means for those working for the councils involved.
Peers raise council capacity concerns
By Martin Ford | 22 January 2026
Questions have been raised over local government’s capacity to play a role in the creation of new towns.
CCN: Funding for adult social care pay to fall short by £350m
By Joe Lepper | 27 January 2026
Minister addresses council leaders on SEND reforms
By Martin Ford | 23 January 2026
The minister leading reform of services for children with special educational needs and disabilit...
CCN: Counties and rural unitaries short changed compared to mets
By Joe Lepper | 23 January 2026
Government funding for counties and rural unitaries over the next three years will only meet 2p o...
Combined authority to appoint inaugural chief executive
By Martin Ford | 22 January 2026
Nick Walkley is set to become interim chief executive of Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority.
Police probe Barking and Dagenham housing fraud
By Joe Lepper | 22 January 2026
Police are investigating allegations of housing fraud involving hundreds of properties owned by B...
Reed decides to postpone elections for 29 councils
By Paul Marinko | 22 January 2026
Steve Reed has said elections this year will be postponed for 29 councils.
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What LGR means for the workers
'Local government reorganisation (LGR) is not all about the structures and politics – what about the staff? Heather Jameson spoke to Mark Greenburgh and Toni Hall about what it means for those working for the councils involved.'
26 January 2026
Challenging the LGR wisdom
'As local government faces the next round of reorganisation, Dorset Council chief Catherine Howe challenges the assumption that only county-scale leaders can run a unitary. Heather Jameson reports.'
By Heather Jameson | 15 January 2026
Children's services: What good looks like in Solihull
By Paul Johnson | 20 January 2026
Solihull MBC’s journey from Inadequate to Good in its latest Inspection of Local Authority Childr...
From adult social care international recruitment crisis to collaboration
By Pete Fahy | 19 January 2026
Pete Fahy looks at how the West Midlands is rewriting the future of social care workforce plannin...
Regeneration: Tenacity, not tenure: keeping a long-term project on track
By Nick Eveleigh | 23 December 2025
Delivering a new train station in Chelmsford has been a decades-long project. Nick Eveleigh refle...
What LGR means for the workers
By Heather Jameson | 26 January 2026
Local government reorganisation (LGR) is not all about the structures and politics – what about t...
Reed decides to postpone elections for 29 councils
By Paul Marinko | 22 January 2026
Steve Reed has said elections this year will be postponed for 29 councils.
The risks of developing new 'greenfield' unitaries deserve thought
By Gill Kneller | 20 January 2026
'At the same time as embracing the opportunities of reorganisation, we must also remain clear-eye...
Councils defy party lines on election delays
By Martin Ford | 15 January 2026
Council leaders have strayed from party lines over proposals to delay local elections.
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