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Wiltshire leader on taskforce for Kensington & Chelsea

By Hiba Mahamadi | 26 July 2017

Baroness Scott, the leader of Wiltshire Council, is one of four appointees to the Government's ne...

'Look to regional places to strengthen local economies'

By Hiba Mahamadi | 26 July 2017

Regional cities must take the lead in rebalancing the London-centric investment market, a think-t...

'Regional collaboration will strengthen services'

By Hiba Mahamadi | 26 July 2017

Local authorities must not be sidelined when it comes to funding if plans for greater collaborati...

Firms under fire over high-rise safety tests

By Hiba Mahamadi | 26 July 2017

Private companies that have had fire safety tests on their high-rise buildings should make the re...

Call for Universal Credit transition funding

By Hiba Mahamadi | 25 July 2017

The Government should create a transition funding pot to help councils manage the rollout of Univ...

Councils clamber for post-Grenfell funding

By Hiba Mahamadi | 25 July 2017

The Conservative chairman of the Local Government Association has called for Whitehall to fund 'e...

Clark: Local leadership priority in industrial strategy

By Hiba Mahamadi | 20 July 2017

The Government needs to focus on place-based leadership, the business secretary has said.

Tower blaze council: Appoint commissioners, says opposition

By Hiba Mahamadi | 20 July 2017

The leader of Kensington & Chelsea's Labour group said he wants to see commissioners brought in, ...

Release results of cladding tests, says LGA chairman

By Hiba Mahamadi | 19 July 2017

Cladding tests on high rise buildings need to be done with transparency, the chairman of the Loca...

Lambeth's 'ambitious' new town hall will save £4.5m a year

By Hiba Mahamadi | 19 July 2017

Lambeth LBC has completed one the most ambitious construction schemes by the council in partnersh...