HEALTH

Whitty warns of tough times ahead

By Martin Ford | 06 July 2021

The life-changing effects of COVID-19 will continue to be felt for many months to come, Professor...

WHITEHALL

Jenrick to reduce competitive bidding

By Laura Sharman | 06 July 2021

The communities secretary has pledged to reduce the number of funds councils have to compete for ...

WHITEHALL

Quarantine hotel consultation call

By Dan Peters | 05 July 2021

Council leaders have called for the Government to consult with local authorities before quarantin...

FINANCE

Social housing shortage blamed for rising bed and breakfast use

By Dan Peters | 02 July 2021

Rising numbers of people who are homeless are being placed in bed and breakfasts due to a severe ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Getting on with it

By John Cooper | 29 June 2021

Sarah Longlands has returned to CLES – the Centre for Local Economic Strategies – as chief execut...

BUSINESS

Municipal bonds agency faces uncertain future

By Dan Peters | 29 June 2021

The board of the loss-making UK Municipal Bonds Agency (MBA) has warned the company faces an unce...

WHITEHALL

£1bn business grants still to be allocated

By Dan Peters | 28 June 2021

Nearly half of £2bn handed to local authorities for discretionary business grant funding has yet ...

PEOPLE

Lib Dems elect new LGA group leader

By Martin Ford | 25 June 2021

Cllr Joe Harris has been elected leader of the Lib Dem group at the Local Government Association.

PLANNING

Capacity support for councils' housing delivery teams

By Judith Atkinson | 23 June 2021

To help meet the Government’s ambition of creating 300,000 homes a year by 2024, Local Partnershi...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Place is the crucial lens

By Jonathan Carr-West | 23 June 2021

Dr Jonathan Carr-West looks at how we might make levelling up and devolution work together.

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