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Combined authority’s best value notice withdrawn
The government has confirmed that the West of England CA's best value notice will not be extended. The notice, originally ...
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LGC council tax tracker: 80% plan maximum hike
LGC’s sample of more than 110 councils across England finds that four in five (80%) are planning the maximum increase in ...
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Eight buck trend by freezing council tax
Eight councils – including seven districts and one London borough – are set to freeze council tax for the next financial year ...
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Lucia Goodwin: Councils can bridge town-city gap
Investment in transport and local services can ensure towns aren’t left behind but lifted alongside thriving cities, writes a ...
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Levelling up is dead, long live levelling up
The deputy prime minister's commitment to "give the north what it is owed" has echoes of the previous government's policy, ...
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Met left with ‘no option’ but to submit rejected local plan
The government has instructed South Tyneside MBC to submit its local plan for examination next week following its "repeated ...