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PEOPLE
Harrow appoints environment director
By Martin Ford | 14 May 2025
Calvin McLean has been appointed as Harrow LBC’s permanent director for environment.
FINANCE
Only half of families aware of council tax support
By Martin Ford | 14 May 2025
Low income families are missing out on financial support schemes due to a lack of awareness, rese...
HOUSING
Right to Buy applications rise eats into social housing supply, LGA warns
By Izzy Lepone | 14 May 2025
A rise in Right to Buy (RTB) applications is putting pressure on councils attempting to deliver a...
FINANCE
Call for pensions to provide housing boost
By Emily Twinch | 14 May 2025
The £392bn invested in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) could be used to plough necessa...
PLANNING
Infrastructure delivery key in new towns programme, professor warns
By Dan Peters | 14 May 2025
Delivering infrastructure will be the key challenge for the Government’s new towns programme, a p...
GRENFELL INQUIRY
MPs call for oversight of Grenfell inquiry recommendations
By William Eichler | 14 May 2025
MPs have called for an independent national oversight mechanism to ensure the recommendations mad...
REORGANISATION
Sector annoyance at Government's revised LGR feedback letters
By Paul Marinko | 14 May 2025
Whitehall’s decision to send revised reorganisation feedback letters has stoked sector frustration.
REORGANISATION
Debt hurdle remains for reorganisation plans
By Martin Ford | 13 May 2025
Multi-billion pound debts remain a point of contention in reorganisation negotiations as the dead...
POLICY
Call for £100m homelessness cash injection
By Emily Twinch | 13 May 2025
The Government should plough £100m into preventing homelessness over a decade as part of a wide-r...
PAY
Third union recommends pay offer rejection
By Martin Ford | 13 May 2025
Trade union Unison has joined GMB and Unite in recommending their members reject the pay offer fr...
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LGR Programme Director
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