‘Workforce crisis adding to service pressures’ – LGA
A workforce crisis is threatening vital local services, with more than nine in 10 councils experiencing staff recruitment and retention difficulties, an LGA survey has revealed.
Call for ministers to ‘recommit’ to sugar levy
Councils are calling for the Government to recommit to the sugar levy, after the University of Cambridge published one of the first long-term studies into its effectiveness.
Get set, the time is now
As the Government prepares to roll out its Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) fund, local authorities may have a renewed focus on delivering their EV plans.
Levelling up funding ‘should be evidence-led’
More than 100 communities have been awarded a share of £2.1 billion from the second round of the Government’s flagship Levelling Up Fund.
Pride in place
Councils are marking February’s LGBT+ History Month.
Out on an island
Councillor Karl Love (Ind) is Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health at Isle of Wight Council and a contributor to ‘Out on an island’, book and podcast recording the oral histories of local LGBTQ+ folk.
Driving change in the care system
The crisis across the health and care system has been the backdrop to the Hewitt review into integrated care systems, which began recently.
Making headway on devolution
A new year provides the opportunity to reflect, and looking back at 2022 it’s fair to say it has been a mixed bag for the County Councils Network’s (CNN) member councils.
Voter ID and May polls
Although there have been no postal strikes since Christmas with their potential impact on postal voting, a cold January has done little to persuade a seemingly unenthused electorate to turn out in numbers.