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Municipal Bonds Agency revamp to 'bring down cost of funding'

By Martin Ford | 23 October 2019

The company overseeing the restructuring of the Municipal Bonds Agency (MBA) believes it can play...

Victims in the line of fire

By Martin Ford | 23 October 2019

Local government monitoring officers are increasingly being caught in power struggles between sen...

Devolution key to tackle climate change

By Martin Ford | 22 October 2019

Devolution is crucial to unlocking the potential of local government to play its part in tackling...

Municipal Bonds Agency undergoes overhaul

By Martin Ford | 21 October 2019

An overhauled Municipal Bonds Agency (MBA) is to make a new pitch to the local government sector ...

North Tyneside told to 'focus on strategy' to sustain services

By Martin Ford | 21 October 2019

A council has been warned that it must invest in digital technology to ease pressure on staff.

Barking and Dagenham to create 'London's Hollywood'

By Martin Ford | 18 October 2019

Barking & Dagenham LBC is to press ahead with plans to build a film studios complex despite losin...

East Kent councils to disband joint housing company

By Martin Ford | 18 October 2019

A housing services company created up by four councils is expected to be disbanded following ‘ser...

Solace Summit: Officers 'scared of doing their jobs'

By Martin Ford | 18 October 2019

Council chiefs have heard of the growing issues of bullying and harassment at the Solace Summit.

Devo paper to target 'structural reform'

By Martin Ford | 18 October 2019

Local Government leaders have urged ministers to consult them ahead of a White Paper on ‘structur...

Solace Summit: LGA to take climate emergency lead

By Martin Ford | 17 October 2019

The Local Government Association (LGA) is to assume a leading role in the sector on getting to gr...