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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Trust in councils plummets following pandemic

By Martin Ford | 04 August 2023

Public approval of councils has reached record lows in key areas, according to the latest polling...

FINANCE

Best Value notice for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

By Martin Ford | 03 August 2023

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council has been issued with a Best Value notice after ...

PLANNING

'Frustration' over Levelling Up Bill scrutiny

By Martin Ford | 03 August 2023

Peers have voiced concerns that the sheer scale of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill is maki...

WELFARE

Rent arrears surge

By Martin Ford | 02 August 2023

Four in five council landlords have reported growing rent arrears over the past year, according t...

ENVIRONMENT

Unpicking the Bill

By Martin Ford | 31 July 2023

The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill has completed its passage through the Lords but critics fe...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Councils unprepared for lockdowns

By Martin Ford | 27 July 2023

Councils were unprepared for the Covid pandemic lockdowns, according to a survey by the Local Gov...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Afghanistan veteran appointed chief executive at Runnymede

By Martin Ford | 26 July 2023

Andrew Pritchard will take over from Paul Turrell, who will retire at the end of July after 14 ye...

WHITEHALL

Ending asylum hotel use would back UK 'into a corner'

By Martin Ford | 25 July 2023

The UK should not back itself ‘into a corner’ and exclude hotels as part of the solution to soari...

FINANCE

Northumberland exit payments were unlawful

By Martin Ford | 25 July 2023

Six severance payments totalling more than £1m made by Northumberland Council to senior officers ...

PLANNING

LGA expresses concern over planning reforms

By Martin Ford | 24 July 2023

The Government’s announcement of an extension to permitted development rights has come under fire.

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