Basildon BC’s full council meeting that was scheduled to debate proposals for local government reorganisation in Essex was ...

Former communities secretary John Denham and council officers outline the "art of the possible" with joint commissioning.

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The prime minister is set to announce a ‘pride in place’ programme later today with funding for 330 places described as ...

There was one issue that delegates and speakers alike kept returning to at last week's LGC Summit: community cohesion. LGC ...

Senior local government officers are concerned about the potential for “gerrymandering” in the local government ...

Fifteen of the 21 pension funds whose pools are being disbanded have now announced which pool they want to join.

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Weston-super-Mare Town Council has scrapped plans to become a Council of Sanctuary following anti-immigration protests ...

A neighbouring unitary has initiated the first steps in joining the West of England Combined Authority ahead of the English ...

The biggest shake up of local government in half a century should review the roles, responsibilities and reward of the people ...

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