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DEVOLUTION

Now is the chance for parish and town councils to seize the age-friendly moment

By Charlotte Lewis | 12 January 2026

Plans for local government devolution have the potential to move significant powers to town and p...

REORGANISATION

Scrooge Says: Bah Humbug to Local Elections

By Colin Copus | 22 December 2025

Labour said nothing about LGR in its manifesto and, as well as moving to create 'huge' new unitar...

REORGANISATION

The only constant, other than change, is our ambition for our place.

By Caroline Green | 22 December 2025

Oxford City Council has been focusing on what it needs to accelerate for the city to be in the be...

REGENERATION

Reorganisation: Never underestimate the power of placemaking

By Jackie Sadek | 22 December 2025

There is plenty of money available for regeneration and economic growth, says Jackie Sadek. Just ...

ELECTIONS

Elections could be postponed in reorganisation areas

By Martin Ford | 18 December 2025

Councils undergoing local government reorganisation (LGR) could see elections postponed by a year.

LGA

Communication and clarity – a resolution worth making

By Heather Jameson | 18 December 2025

Heather Jameson says 'the gripes emanating from LGA HQ centre around communication and clarity – ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

A year to remember...

By Martin Ford | 17 December 2025

A devolution priority programme combined with a wider council reorganisation that could be seen f...

UNITARY

New unitaries to be hit by right to work check duty

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2025

Councils created under reorganisation will have to carry out fresh right to work checks for staff...

FINANCE

Locality arrangements must be right to avoid remoteness between new unitaries and residents

By Kathy O'Leary | 16 December 2025

The recent removal of ‘remoteness’ as a factor in determining council funding through the Fair Fu...

REORGANISATION

Reorganisation lessons

By Ann McGauran | 10 December 2025

As the current reorganisation wave begins, what insights are on offer from leaders who have alrea...

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