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Counties pressure LGA over reorganisation shift
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Counties pressure LGA over reorganisation shift

By Dan Peters | 27 February 2025

County council leaders have hit back at the Local Government Association’s (LGA) policy shift on reorganisation.

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Shape the Future of Essex. Drive climate action. Deliver for our communities.Essex is on the government's Priority Programme for Local Government Ref Apply for this job

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