BBC reports on inflation’s impact on districts’ levelling up work

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Published: 31 August 2022

Performance data undermines case for mega councils

Little correlation between unitary councils’ size and service quality, official data reveals New data analysis reveals...

The District Councils’ Network has expressed scepticism over the levels of savings claimed by the proponents of mega...

Coastal towns, rural areas and university cities are likely to lose out despite soaring temporary accommodation rates ...

Two local government ministers, parliamentary representatives of the main Opposition parties and a combined authority...

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