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Three counties' CA alliance plans 'quietly dropped'

By Dan Peters | 27 May 2015

Three counties seeking devolved powers to boost economic growth have quietly dropped the idea of ...

'Next devo deal' to come from Brum

By Dan Peters | 27 May 2015

Birmingham City Council’s chief executive has told The MJ he is keen for the West Midlands to str...

LGA political balance 'must include mayoral mandate'

By Dan Peters | 27 May 2015

Calls are growing for the Local Government Association’s (LGA) ‘outdated’ political balance formu...

Referendum call over Coventry combined authority decision

By Dan Peters | 27 May 2015

A petition calling for a referendum on whether Coventry City Council should join a West Midlands ...

Deal me in

By Dan Peters | 26 May 2015

Dan Peters talked with senior council chiefs to learn how the previous wave of City Deals fell sh...

Clark: Government will go further to rebalance economy

By Dan Peters | 26 May 2015

Communities and local government secretary Greg Clark has pledged the Government will ‘go much fu...

Pickles to be given knighthood

By Dan Peters | 22 May 2015

The communities secretary for the duration of the last parliament, Eric Pickles, is to be given a...

Fresh start for Rotherham MBC

By Dan Peters | 22 May 2015

Rotherham MBC will today discuss an improvement plan for the council drawn up by its commissioners.

'Piecemeal development' devolution warning

By Dan Peters | 21 May 2015

The ‘piecemeal development’ of devolution has ‘weakened the overall constitutional fabric of the ...

Labour councillor attacks allowance hikes

By Dan Peters | 20 May 2015

An unhappy Haringey LBC councillor has broken ranks from his colleagues in the ruling Labour grou...