ECONOMIC GROWTH

The golden shot for devolution

By Cllr David Hodge | 13 May 2015

Extending devolution beyond city-regions to counties would benefit communities, help the governme...

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Surviving the Cameron decade

By Simon Parker | 13 May 2015

The first five years of David Cameron laid the foundations for a project that local government no...

FINANCE

Looking beyond Westminster: the local picture

By Sir Merrick Cockell | 12 May 2015

Sir Merrick Cockell ponders the significance of last week's local elections.

DCLG

Reynolds appointed shadow communities secretary

By Jonathan Werran | 11 May 2015

Emma Reynolds has today been appointed shadow communities secretary in a Labour frontbench reshuf...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

The LGA's election aftershock

By Heather Jameson | 11 May 2015

If the general election result was a surprise for the nation, the local government election resul...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Conservative election gains 'not surprising', experts claim

By Jonathan Werran | 11 May 2015

Sweeping Conservative gains in local polls should not be seen as surprising, experts have claimed.

ELECTIONS

Councils say 'sorry' after voting blunders

By Tom Bridge | 08 May 2015

Councils from across the country have been forced to apologise after voting errors left scores of...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Councils lauded for election management

By Laura Sharman | 08 May 2015

Local government staff have been praised for running a ‘smooth, efficient and robust’ election, w...

GENERAL ELECTION 2015

Lib Dem local government minister and Labour shadow lose seats

By Jonathan Werran | 08 May 2015

Local government ministers and their shadows suffered opposed fortunes in a tumultuous general el...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Polls open in local elections

By Jonathan Werran | 07 May 2015

Voting takes place in 279 English local authorities today, amid predictions of dramatic gains for...

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Head of Community Cohesion

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Brighton & Hove City Council

Principal Planning Officer

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