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Somerset unitary plan 'too big'

By Dan Peters | 17 July 2020

South Somerset DC councillors have claimed proposals for a single county unitary are based on ‘fa...

District criticises lack of data flow from county

By Dan Peters | 16 July 2020

The leader of a district council neighbouring the Leicester lockdown has criticised the lack of c...

Better response to pandemic from European councils, says think-tank

By Dan Peters | 16 July 2020

Local government across Europe has been able to react to the coronavirus crisis with greater powe...

Clarke: Unitarisation vital first step in mayoral talks

By Dan Peters | 15 July 2020

Unitarisation of councils will be a ‘vital first step’ for negotiating a series of new mayors wit...

Rugby kicks off unitary review

By Dan Peters | 15 July 2020

Rugby BC is expected to invite its neighbouring Warwickshire councils to jointly commission a rev...

Spending controls for Ealing

By Dan Peters | 15 July 2020

Senior Ealing LBC councillors have agreed to introduce strict and wide-ranging controls on spendi...

Riordan promises more testing data

By Dan Peters | 14 July 2020

The chief executive drafted in to sort out the Government’s test and trace programme has promised...

EXCLUSIVE: Police refuse to reveal sector probe costs

By Dan Peters | 14 July 2020

Police have refused to publish the costs of an investigation into four sector figures who remain ...

EXCLUSIVE: Legal advice increases doubts over council meeting resumption

By Dan Peters | 14 July 2020

Confidential legal advice obtained by the Local Government Association (LGA) has highlighted majo...

Sector faces 'battle royal' over reorganisation

By Dan Peters | 14 July 2020

Local government has been warned it faces a ‘battle royal’ with ministers appearing determined to...