ECONOMIC GROWTH

Transferring LEP functions to upper tier councils goes with the policy grain

By James Maker | 04 April 2023

The County Councils’ Network will be engaging Government to ensure the transfer of LEPs is compat...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Giant county unitaries run counter to people power

By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 30 March 2023

The challenge to the new unitaries is to prove that, far from being a distant monolith, they can ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

A cheer for Vesting Day

By Andy Starkie | 28 March 2023

As councils gear up to become unitaries on 1 April. Andy Starkie offers advice on how to make the...

FINANCE

Raring to go

By Paul Marinko | 28 March 2023

Councils are preparing to celebrate becoming unitaries on 1 April. Paul Marinko talks to the key ...

REORGANISATION

Lincolnshire districts back unitary idea

By Ann McGauran | 28 March 2023

A partnership of three district councils has backed the idea of becoming a unitary to help secure...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Joined-up vision and ambition in Lincs

By Ann McGauran | 21 March 2023

A trailblazing partnership of councils in Lincolnshire provides critical mass for levelling up th...

COUNCIL TAX

An agent of change

By Dan Peters | 14 March 2023

Unitarisation was a positive thing for Buckinghamshire, says chief executive Rachael Shimmin. Dan...

FINANCE

No magic, just clear leadership

By Heather Jameson | 14 March 2023

There has been notable progress since Liverpool City Council entered intervention in 2021. Interi...

REORGANISATION

Keeping local government local

By Colin Copus | 21 February 2023

As delegates gather for the District Councils’ Network Annual Conference in Hertfordshire, Colin ...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Culture clash doomed merger

By Martin Ford | 11 January 2023

Councils should be wary of clashing of cultures after it led to the collapse of a council merger,...

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Director of Culture, Leisure, and Tourism

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