ENVIRONMENT

PAC: New housing continues to be built in high risk areas

17 January 2024

More than half of councils rarely or never inspect a new housing development to check compliance ...

CULTURE

Breathing new life into a cultural jewel

By Alison McKenzie-Folan | 17 January 2024

The power of culture is transforming a much-loved historic hall in Wigan. Once completed its impa...

LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE

MPs criticise 'glacial' progress of levelling up projects

By Martin Ford | 16 January 2024

Mandarins from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) faced the Public ...

FINANCE

Somerset in capitalisation request amid 'financial emergency'

By Martin Ford | 10 January 2024

Somerset Council is to seek a capitalisation direction and permission to raise council tax by up ...

FINANCE

Minister in reserves row

By Martin Ford | 09 January 2024

Local government minister Simon Hoare has said councils ‘can and should consider drawing on their...

FINANCE

Stormy waters ahead

By Mark Conrad | 08 January 2024

Mark Conrad talks to three major groups of councils about what the provisional finance settlement...

WHITEHALL

The challenge of governing isn't just what, but how

By Jessica Studdert | 08 January 2024

Whoever wins the election, by whatever platform, their entry into office will quickly be met with...

ENVIRONMENT

Government flood fund activated

By Martin Ford | 08 January 2024

The Government has announced funding will be made available for councils to help communities affe...

DEVOLUTION

Lord Morse: I do not blame all council failure on 'bad management' 

By Lord Morse | 05 January 2024

A recent newspaper article portrayed him wrongly as arguing that any council financial failure co...

PLANNING

Local Plans: Gove rejected St Albans MP's request for resources

By Cllr Chris White | 04 January 2024

Leader of St Albans Council Chris White hits back at criticisms from Michael Gove that his counci...

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