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

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Published: 31 August 2022

Independence for Oflog ‘will boost improvement’

Independence from Government will ensure a fuller role for Oflog driving the improvement of councils, Trevor Holden,...

In this newsletter: CLLR SAM CHAPMAN-ALLEN: Happy birthday to us! MUST-READS: Our round-up of media and policy...

Easter Monday is the fiftieth anniversary of the most localised principal tier of England’s local government...

The DCN Annual Conference was a huge success with over 250 people attending the event at Sopwell House, St Albans. Our...

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