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Aysha Gilmore

deputy news editor

The rise of the senior LGPS officer: how will the new role impact funds?

Policy

Thurrock to refinance £215m in low-rate PWLB loans amid market volatility

Borrowing

Could LGR trigger the great district spending spree?

Policy

Government unveils plans for 2026 business rates reset

Policy

How can Trump’s tariffs ripple into UK local authority finances?

Inflation

Fair funding reform clarity ‘most likely’ in June, say officials

Policy

Capital receipts flexibility extended to 2030

Capital Receipts

Somerset reverses s151 role downgrade as new interim CFO named

Governance

Michael Hudson: ‘only radical solutions left’ to sort out SEND deficit

SEND

Local authorities push council tax to the limit as some tax bases increase significantly

Council Tax

‘Naughty lists’ in council lending market risk breaking the system

Borrowing

LGPS pooling reforms could risk side-lining regional investment, warns British Business Bank

British Business Bank

Council finance crisis: is it time to review the annual requirement to balance budgets?

Governance

McMahon pitches LGR as a solution but refuses to address council debt question

Policy

Spending Review 2025: the ‘cavalry’ will not be coming for local government

Spending Review

S114 notices will be handed out like ‘confetti’ as legislation is failing councils

Section 114

Joanne Drew: overcoming the ‘hurdles’ of council housebuilding

Social Housing

Audit crisis: over 60 councils miss deadline as backlog persists

Audit
Policy

Policy

Homelessness

Blogs