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FINANCE
CCN: Residents to face maximum council tax rises
By Izzy Lepone | 20 August 2025
Residents of county and rural regions will face ‘maximum council tax rises’ under the Government’...
SOCIAL CARE
Calls for higher pay for social care as UK worker numbers continue to fall
By Lee Peart | 29 July 2025
The Government has faced calls for higher pay and better conditions for social care workers as th...
SOCIAL CARE
WLGA defends councils over Covid funds
By Martin Ford | 10 July 2025
The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) has defended the role of councils in distributing s...
HEALTH
Where is the 10-year plan for local government?
By Heather Jameson | 09 July 2025
Heather Jameson says it would be 'hard to argue with a vision for a people-centred, community-bas...
LGA CONFERENCE
Rayner in bid to purge red tape
By Martin Ford | 03 July 2025
The Government is to review councils’ statutory responsibilities and merge funding pots in a bid ...
FINANCE
The big picture is clear – we must work through this together
By Jonathan Carr-West | 02 July 2025
Jonathan Carr-West looks at what the fair funding review consultation reveals – or doesn’t – abou...
AI
AI is the greatest tool councils have at their disposal
By Alexander Iosad | 02 July 2025
By championing AI, councillors of all colours can put local authorities on the path to becoming e...
REORGANISATION
Now for the fair funding fireworks
By Michael Burton | 25 June 2025
The Government has finally grasped the nettle of fair funding by producing a controversial draft ...
FINANCE
Council tax hikes will do the heavy lifting
By Kate Ogden | 17 June 2025
Surprisingly, local government wasn’t at the end of the queue for the chancellor’s cash – or at t...
SOCIAL CARE
Streeting urges NHS to 'work better with local government'
By Michael Burton | 12 June 2025
Health and care secretary Wes Streeting has promised mayors and council leaders ‘a seat at the ta...
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- Cornwall silent on exit payments after chief executive and finance boss quit
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- Government told of rising complaints at Dudley after Best Value exit
- Debate on unitary council size intensifies ahead of Government review
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