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PLANNING
Coalition calls for planning law change
By Neil Merrick | 01 September 2025
Ministers have been urged to change the law to reduce the number of non-residential buildings tur...
GOVERNANCE
Local government stays in limbo on standards
By Graeme McDonald | 28 August 2025
'Ethical leadership is not just a national concern – it is foundational to trust in local democra...
DEVOLUTION
EXCLUSIVE: Government reluctant to interfere with successful strategic authority boundaries
By Dan Peters | 14 August 2025
The Government has suggested it will not want to rip up existing strategic authority boundaries w...
PLANNING
District plea over planning powers
By Neil Merrick | 13 August 2025
District councils have appealed to ministers not to leave them out of planning decisions once fre...
POLITICS
Farage says Reform 'facing obstructionism'
By Dan Peters | 21 July 2025
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has accused some council officials of obstructing the work of his c...
ELECTIONS
Government proposes Automatic Voter Registration move
By Dan Peters | 17 July 2025
Government plans to move to Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) will ‘make life simpler for everyo...
REORGANISATION
Lewes leader vows to fight Brighton takeover plan
By Dan Peters | 11 July 2025
Lewes DC’s leader has vowed to fight a Brighton & Hove City Council proposal to take over parts o...
DEVOLUTION
Devo Bill to reintroduce supplementary vote in blow to Reform
By Dan Peters | 10 July 2025
The supplementary vote system will be reintroduced to elect mayors in a move that is expected to ...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
LGA: Eliminating conflict between councils and combined authorities unrealistic
By Joe Lepper | 07 July 2025
Eliminating conflict between councils and mayoral combined authorities (MCA) is unrealistic, the ...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: LGA sideline fears as mayoral base grows
By Dan Peters | 02 July 2025
Senior Local Government Association (LGA) figures have urged the organisation to do more to court...
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