VE Day: Council duties under the Armed Forces Covenant
As we mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Geoff Wild, Legal & Governance Consultant, looks at the duties of councils under the Armed Forces Covenant.
Council leader calls for Woking BC debt ‘write off’
14/01/2025 The leader of Surrey County Council has urged the Government to ‘write off’ £1bn of Woking BC's debt to enable the creation of a unitary authority. |
McMahon: No cap on devo priority programme
10/01/2025 There will be no cap on the number of areas included in the Government's devolution priority programme, a minister has said. |
Exeter to make unitary bid in local government reorganisation
23/12/2024 Exeter City Council is set to make an independent bid for unitary status under the Government’s reorganisation plans. |
£23m extension sees ‘iconic’ trams return to Blackpool station
13/06/2024 Passenger trams have been connected to Blackpool’s main rail station for the first time in more than 60 years. |
North Yorkshire bans public questions at budget meetings
21/05/2024 Public participation will not be allowed at North Yorkshire’s budget meetings as part of a series of changes to the council’s constitution. |
