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Panel pushes community rights

Residents should have greater opportunities to save local pubs and other community assets, the House of Commons communities and local government committee has urged.

Residents should have greater opportunities to save local pubs and other community assets, the House of Commons communities and local government committee has urged.

A report issued by the panel of MPs on 3 February calls on the Government to reinforce four of its community rights and give local people a greater say on the construction of housing and amenities, the delivery of public services and reclamation of land for public use.

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Districts should look carefully at the creation of new town and city councils

By Ian Miller | 08 December 2025

Where public and political demand exist, districts have bandwidth now to focus on creating town or city councils, identifying land and buildings to transfer ...

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Budget: The effects on combined and strategic authorities

By Tiffany Cloynes | 05 December 2025

Tiffany Cloynes looks at at the financial implications of the Budget for combined authorities and strategic authorities. She says that while the introduction...

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Future Forum North: Tackling net zero polarisation

By Martin Ford | 05 December 2025

A new approach is required to maintain public support for net zero projects, The MJ Future Forum North has heard.

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EXCLUSIVE: Local voices must be heard, warns survey

By Martin Ford | 04 December 2025

The public want councils to be better resourced but are concerned their views are not heard, according to the results of a new survey.