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21 hours ago · Lord Moylan wrote: “Rather than making it easier to develop within the green belt and significantly increasing the opportunities for development, the most likely effect of the finalised grey belt policy—if any—will be to nudge councils and developers towards using existing recognised processes to allow slightly more development in the green belt.”

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23 hours ago · It was timely that just two days before LGC brought together a high-powered panel in Edinburgh to discuss ‘beyond wind and solar – the energy transition and the Local Government Pension Scheme’, Sir Keir Starmer used his speech at Labour’s party conference to confirm that Great British Energy will be headquartered in Aberdeen.

Jan 27, 2025 · The noise created by the English devolution white paper’s announcement that all two tier areas will be expected to reorganise has understandably dominated discussion since its publication on 16 December.

Oct 23, 2024 · Unison had advised its members to reject the "disappointing" offer, but the union’s head of local government, Mike Short, revealed that "not enough workers" had voted in the recent strike ballot, so the union accepted the pay offer.. He stated: "The pay award will be backdated to April this year. The priority will be to ensure the money goes into everyone’s wage packets as soon as possible.

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South Cambridgeshire's leader and cabinet member for resources on the impact of the four-day week. South Cambridgeshire DC’s trial of a four-day working week has created a more collaborative environment within the council, its leader has told LGC.