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WHITEHALL
PWLB borrowing drops dramatically after rate rise
By Dan Peters | 02 March 2020
The amount of borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) has fallen dramatically in the mo...
WHITEHALL
Commission calls for action plan
By William Eichler | 02 March 2020
A comprehensive review of economic decline and social division has called for a ‘large-scale, com...
EUROPEAN UNION
Tackling the high street challenge head-on
By Matt Baker | 25 February 2020
The latest Local Government Association high streets leadership programme highlighted how council...
WHITEHALL
Government bats away Bellwin criticism
By Dan Peters | 25 February 2020
The Government has batted away fresh criticisms of the 37-year-old Bellwin scheme after one of th...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs network to double in size
By Dan Peters | 25 February 2020
The network of nine chief executives who represented their regions in the run-up to Brexit will b...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Council rejects budget control review
By Dan Peters | 24 February 2020
Warrington Council has rejected a number of findings from an independent review of its approach t...
FINANCE
Public backs tourism tax
By Laura Sharman | 24 February 2020
More than half of people think councils should have the power to levy a tourism tax, a new survey...
FINANCE
£3bn overspend on children's social care in five years - LGA
By Dan Peters | 21 February 2020
Demand and funding pressures have forced councils to overspend on children’s social care budgets ...
WHITEHALL
Councils demand extra planning powers
By Dan Peters | 19 February 2020
Councils have called on the Government to use its White Paper to give them powers to take action ...
FINANCE
Making the case for a bigger cake
19 February 2020
Darryl Eyers explains why four local professional associations have come together alongside the L...
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