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WELFARE
Welfare reforms to hit councils in Wales and North hardest
By Paul Marinko | 24 April 2025
New research has revealed planned government welfare cuts will pass costs onto local areas, with ...
REORGANISATION
Reassembling the dragon
By Rob Thomas | 23 April 2025
Rob Thomas tracks policy debate on council reorganisation in Wales since 1996, and says the early...
WALES
Welsh council tax rise of 7.2%
By Neil Merrick | 14 April 2025
Local authorities in Wales are raising council tax by an average of 7.2% in 2025/26 - the second ...
POLITICS
Burnham: Overhaul British state to boost economic growth
By Dan Peters | 02 April 2025
Greater Manchester’s mayor has called for ‘wholesale change in the architecture and culture of th...
HOUSING
Newport to set up company for property maintenance
By Emily Twinch | 26 March 2025
Newport CC is planning to set up an arm's-length trading company to take over the maintenance of ...
SOLACE
Exploring the art of the possible
By Rob Thomas | 04 March 2025
Rob Thomas reflects on last month’s Solace Wales conference and says the opportunity to come toge...
DEVOLUTION
Call for devolution beyond England
By Martin Ford | 27 February 2025
The Government has faced a call to extend its English devolution agenda to Scotland.
FINANCE
Funding floor for Welsh councils
By Martin Ford | 20 February 2025
Councils in Wales are to see an average funding increase of 4.3%, following the announcement of t...
SOLACE
A chance for a united front
By Rob Thomas | 13 February 2025
At an increasingly challenging time for the public sector, Paul Matthews and Rob Thomas look ahea...
FINANCE
Edinburgh tourism tax could be starting point for fiscal devolution, experts suggest
By Dan Peters | 20 January 2025
The approach to a tourism tax being taken forward in Scottish and Welsh cities could be a startin...
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£57,875 to £61,430 per annum
You will oversee the LGR Programme Plan, monitor milestones and risks, provide clear reporting Apply for this job
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£51,356 - £55,539 per annum
The role is based at County Hall, but the service is delivered through hybrid working Apply for this job
- 'Hard to see' what underpins LGR other than politics, says Reform
- Labour Together says 'big bang' package repairs the contract between councils and residents
- LGPS performing well, pension advisers say
- Conservatives pledge ban on council four-day work weeks
- EXCLUSIVE: Council tax support localisation hits poorer areas
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