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Sandra Dinneen is chief executive of South Norfolk DC

Sandra Dinneen looks ahead to the future of local government finance and says districts must be r...

Sandra Dinneen explains where the barrier to housing developments really lies.

As autumn starts to bite, the July Budget announcement seems like a distant memory but the realit...

Sandra Dinneen says the election campaign has proved a manifesto puzzle for local government stra...

Like many councils, we have an annual staff awards scheme. Ours is called GEMs – Going the Extra ...

It’s time to stop talking and let district councils act to ensure effective use of public expendi...

Perhaps the trick in devolving to two-tier areas is to recognise at what tier different responsib...

Devolution should be about place and make sense for communities and not be a tool to re-ignite a ...

Self-funded districts need more avenues to reach financial independence, writes South Norfolk DC ...