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'Take lead on landfill tax,' Whitehall is told

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 October 2016

Veolia has called on the Government to show more leadership and vision over diverting waste from ...

Government must take decision on Buckinghamshire's structure

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 October 2016

Buckinghamshire CC’s leader has said the Government will have to make the final decision about re...

Government's academies plan 'out of sync' with devo agenda

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 October 2016

Town hall leaders have questioned whether a ‘few unelected civil servants’ will be able to look a...

Welsh council leaders call for extra funding

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 October 2016

Council bosses and trade union leaders have called on the Welsh Government to restore local gover...

Holyrood to 'reinvigoriate local government'

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 October 2016

Scotland’s deputy first minister is expected to announce new plans to devolve power to a local le...

TV and film studios to be made in Dagenham

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 October 2016

Barking & Dagenham LBC has joined forces with the Mayor of London to bring the magic of the movie...

Council vetoed as fracking goes ahead

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 October 2016

The Government has been accused of ‘dismantling the democratic process’ after overturning a decis...

Blackpool vows to keep stake in local airport

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 October 2016

Blackpool Council has pledged to retain its stake in a local airport after Balfour Beatty announc...

Merger plans face threat of legal action

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 October 2016

Opposition councillors have threatened to take legal action against Taunton Deane BC over plans t...

Mandatory reporting of abuse 'won't aid outcomes'

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 October 2016

Town hall bosses have criticised government plans to introduce mandatory reporting of suspected c...