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WALES
Conservatives lose their lone Welsh council
08 May 2022
In Wales, the Conservatives lost their only council at the local elections, with Labour the clear...
SCOTLAND
Scottish census extended amid low completion rate
By Chris Mahony | 03 May 2022
The Scottish Government has extended the deadline for census returns by four weeks in a bid to bo...
WHITEHALL
All regions told to take asylum seekers
By Dan Peters | 14 April 2022
All regions of England, Scotland and Wales will be expected to take a share of asylum seekers und...
FINANCE
Government unveils £2.6bn UK Shared Prosperity Fund
By Martin Ford | 13 April 2022
The Scottish and Welsh Governments say they have been short-changed by the UK Shared Prosperity F...
FINANCE
Town halls must find more cash for wages
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Paul Marinko | 06 April 2022
Councils have been warned they will have to find more in their budgets to fund the sector’s incre...
FINANCE
Merthyr Tydfil improvement board ends
By Martin Ford | 16 March 2022
Independent oversight of Merthyr Tydfil CBC has come to an end following improvements to its gove...
FINANCE
Auditor blames backlog on staff 'capacity'
By Martin Ford | 01 February 2022
External auditors have blamed ‘staff capacity’ at Isle of Anglesey CC for a three-year backlog of...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Former chief takes boundary commission role
By Martin Ford | 31 January 2022
Beverley Smith has been appointed chair of the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales.
FINANCE
Wrexham faces £2.3m budget gap
By Martin Ford | 19 January 2022
Savings across most services have been outstripped by overspends in social care.
WHITEHALL
Levelling up funding failing to focus on social issues, finds research
By Paul Marinko | 11 January 2022
Government levelling up funding is failing to focus on social issues and misses targetting crucia...
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- Shadow minister warns devolution Bill will 'die' without talks
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- Shadow minister warns devolution Bill will 'die' without talks
- Ahead of LGR decisions, tribalism hasn't had the chance to take hold in Norfolk
- DCN rebrands to Local Councils Network amid reorganisation
- Call for developers to be hit with stick
- A rocket booster has been fired under the tax devo debate
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