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LGA to offer authorities mutual membership

By Hiba Mahamadi | 19 July 2017

The Local Government Association (LGA) has invited councils to become founding members of a mutua...

High costs make it hard to keep staff

By Hiba Mahamadi | 19 July 2017

Unaffordable housing and costly transport are the top two reasons why businesses in London find i...

Men dominate top roles at authorities

By Hiba Mahamadi | 19 July 2017

Female chief executives are outnumbered two to one even though women make up 78% of the local gov...

£5m digital transformation contract

By Hiba Mahamadi | 19 July 2017

Pendle BC has signed a £54m contract with Liberata as the council embarks on a digital transforma...

Core Cities' Brexit call

By Hiba Mahamadi | 18 July 2017

The leaders of the UK’s biggest cities this week called on the Government give them greater discr...

Tower blaze council downplays cabinet changes

By Hiba Mahamadi | 18 July 2017

Kensington & Chelsea RLBC has downplayed expected changes to its senior councillors after a petit...

Communities and local government committee chair re-elected

By Hiba Mahamadi | 13 July 2017

Clive Betts, Sheffield South East MP, has seen off the challenge by Tottenham MP David Lammy

Dawes suggests council cash for high-rise safety work

By Hiba Mahamadi | 12 July 2017

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has moved to make funding available to...

Swindon awards £270m leisure deal

By Hiba Mahamadi | 12 July 2017

Swindon Council has awarded Seven Capital the contract to develop its North Star site into a larg...

'Give DCs freedom to work with other councils'

By Hiba Mahamadi | 12 July 2017

District councils should be given greater freedoms to collaborate with other authorities, a new a...