ECONOMIC GROWTH

North-south growth divide becoming entrenched, think-tank warns

By Jonathan Werran | 19 January 2015

The economic gap between the south of England and the rest of the country has widened in the last...

WHITEHALL

Elected mayors ideal to top combined authorities

By Colin Copus | 15 January 2015

Professor of local politics at De Montfort University, Colin Copus, admits that directly-elected ...

BUSINESS

Search for chief executive is on – again

By MJ reporter | 13 January 2015

The search for Bradford City Council’s new chief executive is set to start again, after councillo...

COUNCIL TAX

Welsh and Scots governments told to 'stop sucking up powers'

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2015

Calls have been made for the devolved Welsh and Scottish governments to pass more powers down to ...

WHITEHALL

Referendum campaign for elected mayor

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2015

A campaign for a referendum on whether Greater Manchester should have an elected mayor has been l...

WHITEHALL

Councils deny 'back-door merger' claims

By MJ reporter | 13 January 2015

Wolverhampton City Council and Telford & Wrekin Council have rubbished claims by MP Mark Pritchar...

CORE CITIES

West Yorkshire still waiting for devolution Christmas present

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2015

West Yorkshire and the Leeds city region are still waiting for a devolution deal that had been ex...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The mayor the merrier?

By Dan Peters | 12 January 2015

Dan Peters talks to leading local government figures to assess whether directly-elected mayors ar...

DEVOLUTION

Minister: Mayor and commissioner role could be combined

By Dan Peters | 12 January 2015

New directly elected mayors could take over the role of police and crime commissioners (PCCs), ho...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

A quiet revolution

By Jonathan Werran | 09 January 2015

Jonathan Owen, chief executive of the National Association of Local Councils wants parish council...

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Reading Borough Council

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