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Experts say AI 'won't lead to massive job cuts'

By Dan Peters | 28 August 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) will not lead to massive job cuts across local government, experts h...

Council buys rail transport operator

By Dan Peters | 22 August 2025

Dudley Council has bought the operators of Coventry’s fledgling rail transport system.

Kent reassurance after staff DOGE concerns

By Dan Peters | 22 August 2025

Reform-run Kent CC (KCC) has reassured employees that any decisions to share data with the party’...

Farage: Put pressure on councils to follow Epping Forest

By Dan Peters | 19 August 2025

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has urged people to 'put pressure' on councils to go to court after...

EXCLUSIVE: LGA must show its value to councils, says Reform UK group leader

By Dan Peters | 15 August 2025

Reform UK will review its decision to have a group at the Local Government Association (LGA) afte...

Suffolk CC opposition: Maintain roads instead of splashing out on reorganisation publicity

By Dan Peters | 15 August 2025

Suffolk CC has spent around £100,000 of taxpayers’ money promoting a single county unitary to res...

Earnshaw announces West Northamptonshire departure

By Dan Peters | 14 August 2025

West Northamptonshire Council’s chief executive Anna Earnshaw has announced she will be leaving t...

Councils bite back at food waste recycling rollout plan

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 14 August 2025

Councils will not be told how much money they will receive to roll out food waste recycling until...

EXCLUSIVE: LGA urged to consider northern office

By Dan Peters | 14 August 2025

Senior Local Government Association (LGA) figures have urged the organisation to consider opening...

EXCLUSIVE: Government reluctant to interfere with successful strategic authority boundaries

By Dan Peters | 14 August 2025

The Government has suggested it will not want to rip up existing strategic authority boundaries w...