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Six club together for South Midlands devolution

By Martin Ford | 27 August 2024

Steps are being taken towards forming a devolution proposal covering six councils in the South Mi...

Row over collapse of legal action

By Martin Ford | 22 August 2024

Proposed legal action over the Government granting planning permission for a large-scale solar fa...

Surrey chief executive prepared for 'challenging times'

By Martin Ford | 21 August 2024

Surrey CC’s new chief executive has put cultivation of the workforce top of his agenda to negotia...

Call for Government RAAC remediation cash

By Martin Ford | 20 August 2024

Pressure is growing on the Scottish Government to help shoulder the multi-million pound burden of...

Strikes loom for councils

By Martin Ford | 20 August 2024

Several local authorities are set for industrial action later this month in an escalation of disp...

Three councils fall victim to cyber-attack

By Martin Ford | 19 August 2024

Three council housing websites have been taken down after falling victim to a cyber-attack.

Audit warning over councils' digital ambitions

By Martin Ford | 15 August 2024

Councils are taking risks as they turn to technology to ease financial pressures, Audit Wales has...

Councils urged to use legal powers to tackle riots

By Martin Ford | 15 August 2024

The Government has told councils to be ready to use their legal powers to combat rioting as autho...

Councils to be hit by asylum backlog fallout

By Martin Ford | 15 August 2024

Councils are expected to come under increased pressure as work begins to clear the asylum backlog.

Devolution deals in limbo as new proposals emerge

By Martin Ford | 14 August 2024

Work is under way on a flurry of new devolution proposals, despite a string of deals remaining in...