ECONOMIC GROWTH
Croydon returns to drawing board on regeneration plans
By Naomi Larsson | 17 August 2021
The council maintains delayed plans to develop a Westfield shopping centre are going ahead, despi...
FINANCE
Commercial borrowing fears dismissed by ratings agency
By Michael Burton | 11 August 2021
Plans to tighten the rules on council borrowing to deter speculative investment in property are u...
FINANCE
Council grants oversight 'not fit for purpose'
By Martin Ford | 29 July 2021
The governance of grants worth millions to registered housing providers by Bristol City Council h...
PLANNING
Tighter planning rules to protect communities from flood risk
By Laura Sharman | 29 July 2021
Councils should ensure all planning applications made in flood risk areas are referred to ministe...
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
It's only a win if everyone succeeds
27 July 2021
For SIGOMA members – unitary and metropolitan councils across England – funding service fairly is...
FINANCE
Councils will continue to draw on reserves, predicts Moody's
By Dan Peters | 21 July 2021
Many councils will continue to draw on their reserves to manage the uncertain funding environment...
FINANCE
Councils should explore green bonds potential, urges report
By Dan Peters | 08 July 2021
UK local government should explore the potential of green bonds to finance investment in sustaina...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Achieving Ashfield's Towns Fund vision
By Theresa Hodgkinson | 01 July 2021
Ashfield’s Towns Fund bid won it £62.6m – the highest amount in the country. Theresa Hodgkinson r...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
An opportunity to build back from the ground-up
By Anne Boyd | 01 July 2021
With lockdown restrictions still in place and post-COVID economic recovery just getting started, ...
ASSET MANAGEMENT
Unlocking the potential of council assets
By Richard Eccles | 30 June 2021
Richard Eccles explores how councils can maximise existing assets to generate much needed income ...
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