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Delivering biodiversity

by Martin Hutchings

Planning to leave wildlife habitats better than we found them.

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Regulating automated vehicles

by The Editorial Team

Self-driving cars need to be accessible.

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Leadership development

by The Editorial Team

The LGA’s competition for council officers has reached its mid-point.

Look who’s turning 50

by Professor Colin Copus

Current district and county councils started out in 1974.

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Supporting asylum-seeking children

by Councillor Louise Gittins

A joined-up approach is needed to help all those seeking refuge.

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Culture and devolution

by Councillor Liz Green

Cultural services deliver growth and hope.

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Get up and go

by Councillor Liz Green

Share your schemes helping women and girls to be more active.

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A blueprint for local government

by Lord Bichard KCM

Place-based approaches to meeting need can be more effective.

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Spring Budget 2024

by The Editorial Team

The last Spring Budget before the General Election did not contain any measures to adequately fund the local services people rely on every day, the LGA has concluded.

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Reforming the private rental sector

by The Editorial Team

Delays to legislation ‘exacerbating homelessness’.

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