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HOUSING

Our CCN councils are pro-housing growth, if delivered the right way

By Simon Edwards | 19 March 2026

The planning system is one of the main ways people feel they can influence and shape their commun...

REGENERATION

River deep, feelings high

By Cllr Elissa Swinglehurst | 19 March 2026

The complex challenge of pollution in the River Wye and its tributaries called for a partnership ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Housing First established model in London

By Dan Peters | 19 March 2026

The innovative Housing First programme has become an established model in London, a website showi...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Missions mirage

By Jonathan Werran | 18 March 2026

The absence of a genuine national growth plan and an accompanying plausible narrative is a block ...

HOUSING

Thousands of new affordable homes could result from the move to raise the HRA threshold

By Cllr Richard Wright | 17 March 2026

The change to the Housing Revenue Account threshold 'is the sort of specific measure that those w...

PLANNING

Planning reforms threaten 'developer free-for-all'

By Martin Ford | 17 March 2026

The voices of rural communities would be ‘severely weakened’ by the Government’s proposed plannin...

SIGOMA

OBR warns pressures on council finances remain

By Sir Stephen Houghton | 13 March 2026

While the Local Government Finance Settlement represents a welcome step towards fixing local auth...

HOUSING

Accelerating housebuilding and overcoming delivery obstacles

By Michael O’Doherty | 12 March 2026

Michael O’Doherty introduces a new webinar series exploring the enablers of successful council-le...

TRANSFORMATION

How to tackle the challenges of 2026

By Paul Marinko | 11 March 2026

Local government has entered a time of unprecedented change despite continuing to face particular...

ASYLUM

Council backlash over asylum reforms

By Martin Ford | 11 March 2026

The Government was this week accused of shifting the burden of supporting asylum seekers to counc...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive

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Lead change. Transform lives. Shape the future of youth justice in North Yorkshire. Apply for this job

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