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Council rescue package to save cricket club

By Dan Peters | 20 October 2016

Durham Council has approved a rescue package to secure the future of the county’s cricket club an...

Warrington courts Merseyside over devolution

By Dan Peters | 20 October 2016

Warrington Council has been courting the Liverpool city region with an eye on joining its devolut...

Counties could intervene in district planning

By Dan Peters | 19 October 2016

County councils may be given powers to intervene where districts fail to agree local plans for ne...

Chiefs law change plea to balance books

By Sam Clayden | 18 October 2016

District council finance chiefs have suggested a change in the law to free local authorities from...

Concern as councils miss audit sign-off date

By Dan Peters | 18 October 2016

Fears are growing that an increasing number of councils will fail to publish their signed audited...

VOA funding is 'of the highest priority'

By Dan Peters | 18 October 2016

Council leaders have described securing proper funding for the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) as ‘...

£1.3bn cash injection needed for care crisis

By Dan Peters | 18 October 2016

Local Government Association (LGA) chief executive Mark Lloyd has told senior officers that socia...

Javid: Devolution deal well on track

By Dan Peters | 18 October 2016

Communities secretary Sajid Javid described plans for a Cambridgeshire and Peterborough devolutio...

SOLACE Summit: Sector 'stuffed' without fiscal devolution

By Dan Peters | 14 October 2016

Local government will be ‘stuffed’ if it fails to secure further fiscal devolution beyond 100% bu...

SOLACE Summit: Chiefs express integration fears

By Dan Peters | 14 October 2016

Local government chief executives have expressed scepticism about the health and social care inte...