LGC asked some of the leading figures in the sector to outline their hopes or predictions for the 2026. Here is the second ...
The coming year promises to be another eventful one for local government, but there are questions over the government's ...
As we head into the New Year, it’s a good moment to take stock, not just of what’s been achieved, but of what still needs ...
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2026: Hope for better governance — or just more cars?
The honest answer is that 2026 could be either. It could be the year when reform finally becomes operational: quieter, less ...
As we head into the New Year, it’s a good moment to take stock, not just of what’s been achieved, but of what still needs doing here in ...
“The bottom line is, being completely honest with you, we are spending more money than we have got coming in,” Mr Bell told ...
The short lived county was created in 1974, only to be so unpopular locally that it was dissolved in 1996. The phrase “the bad old days of Avon” is often used by long-serving local councillors who see ...
City and state officials celebrated on Monday the opening of a new outlet to buy bus passes downtown -- at a location where ...
A number of big changes means the 2026 election will be like no other - but some people say they're out of the loop.
With record numbers of MSPs standing down and opposition votes splintering, Scotland’s 2026 Holyrood election could transform the Parliament ...
For some of our MSPs, returning to Holyrood next Tuesday after the Christmas recess, it will be their final term in Parliament.
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