Reforms to fast-track local plans
August 6, 2020
Councils will face sanctions unless they draw-up local plans within 30 months under government proposals to overhaul the planning system.
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MPs urge new approach to local lockdowns
August 7, 2020
Lockdowns of individual towns have been advocated by MPs in a row over the response to the coronavirus crisis in Greater Manchester.
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Preston chief bids to prevent lockdown
August 6, 2020
Preston City Council’s chief executive has urged residents to take extra safety precautions in a bid to avoid a formal lockdown of the area.
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Salford chief to retire after 40 years
August 6, 2020
Jim Taylor has announced his retirement after almost four decades of public service.
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Dacorum appoints new chief
August 6, 2020
The council has announced Claire Hamilton as its new chief executive.
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CCN steps back from backing 'radical' shake-up
August 4, 2020
The County Councils’ Network (CCN) will hold back from calling for historic boundaries to determine the entire local government map in the coming reorganisation shake-up, The MJ understands.
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Council chief hails policy change
August 3, 2020
The chief executive of the council working to contain coronavirus within a vegetable farm in Herefordshire has hailed a national change of policy.
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Councils urged to take on data firms
August 5, 2020
Councils should acquire and make use of digital data for the benefit of communities and challenge the dominance of big tech companies, a new report has argued.
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Government to cover LRF expenditure
August 3, 2020
Funding will finally be provided to stretched local resilience forums (LRF) after they pleaded for cash.
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