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Pressure mounts on Cambridgeshire to form unitary

By Thomas Bridge | 28 October 2015

Business leaders in Cambridgeshire have called for the region’s councils to be reorganised into a...

EXCLUSIVE: Electoral register hub could be 'constrained' by Spending Review

By Thomas Bridge | 23 October 2015

A new ‘collaborative hub’ to support councils improve electoral registers is at risk of being hel...

Avoid being 'restrained' by elected mayoral model, councils warned

By Thomas Bridge | 22 October 2015

Councils must avoid being ‘restrained’ by the elected mayoral model if looking to unlock local gr...

Misconduct charges against Caerphilly chiefs dropped

By Thomas Bridge | 21 October 2015

Misconduct charges against three senior Caerphilly CBC officers at the centre of a pay scandal ha...

Business rates powers branded a 'con-trick'

By Thomas Bridge | 20 October 2015

The Scottish Government’s fast-paced devolution of business rates powers has been blasted as a ‘c...

Deal between county and district switches on street lights

By Thomas Bridge | 20 October 2015

Essex CC has accepted a financial offer from Harlow DC that will see local street lights turned b...

Counter-extremist strategy puts councils under spotlight

By Thomas Bridge | 19 October 2015

Councils are to be reviewed on how well they safeguard against ‘entryist’ infiltration as part of...

Scottish councils to gain business rates powers

By Thomas Bridge | 16 October 2015

Scottish councils are to be given powers to cut business rates at the end of the month.

County and unitary agree to share chief in national first

By Thomas Bridge | 15 October 2015

Cambridgeshire CC and Peterborough City Council have agreed to share a chief executive, in the fi...

Stoke-on-Trent chief on 'extended leave' during management probe

By Thomas Bridge | 14 October 2015

Stoke-on-Trent City Council chief executive, John van de Laarschot, is on ‘extended leave’ while ...