Watch: Lessons from Brighton & Hove City Council in scaling AI
Brighton & Hove's Chris Wales talks to LocalGov about moving AI from pilot to production – and what other councils can learn from the journey.
Councillors urge minimum pension age hike amid cost fears
04/02/2026 Councillors are pushing for the minimum pension age to be increased by two years for more officers amid fears about costs from reorganisation. |
Labour conference: Reed puts councillors back into LGPS
29/09/2025 Councillors in England will be allowed back into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), communities secretary Steve Reed has announced. |
Why building more homes isn't the answer
02/09/2024 Nick Sanderson, CEO & Founder at Audley Group and co-chair of ARCO (Associated Retirement Community Operators), discusses delivering housing for retirees. |
Council reduces leadership team to cut costs
24/10/2023 Mid Devon District Council is reducing the size of its senior officer team by axing the role left by a retired director. |
County chiefs call for powers to solve rural workforce crisis
06/02/2023 Council leaders have called for powers to tackle labour squeeze as a new analysis reveals that hundreds of thousands of people have left the rural workforce. |
IDS think tank calls for raise in pension age to 75
19/08/2019 The state pension age should be increased to 75 in order to boost the economy by £182bn, says a centre-right think tank which is close to the Government. |
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Returning to work
10/01/2018 Catherine Kift explains how councils can help more people back into work after a career break or retirement. |
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One in seven believe they’ll be exempt from council tax after retirement, survey reveals
26/07/2017 Many people facing retirement have unrealistic expectations of the discounts and subsidies they will be entitled to, according insurance company Aviva. |
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Council leader steps down following 38 years of service
23/02/2017 The leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council has announced he is standing down from his position after 38 years in local government. |
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Councils must tackle 'impending' retirement housing gap
07/02/2017 Councils should be legally required to ensure there are enough retirement homes in their local area when making housing plans, a think tank has said today. |
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Manchester’s retiring chief executive 'hard act to follow'
15/09/2016 Sir Howard Bernstein has announced he is to retire as chief executive of Manchester City Council after many years of public service. |
