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The mayor of London and London Councils have announced their London Growth plan which aims to turbocharge economic growth and boost productivity and prosperity across the capital.

A new report by the County Councils Network (CCN), County Spotlight, has revealed that almost nine in ten of England’s largest councils are using artificial intelligence, yet are held back from rolling out this technology more widely due to a lack of staff capacity, funding, and training.

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The Raising the National Plan Commission, a year-long independent inquiry into why play is critical to the wellbeing of children in England, has published its Interim Report, ‘State of Play’.

The government has announced an extra £30 million for Winter Pressures Funding.

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A recruitment campaign has been launched to address workforce shortages in local authorities, and aims to encourage young people aged between 18 to 27 to take up jobs in local authorities.

Councils that are in exceptional need of help are set to receive letters confirming government support to help balance their budgets.

A new government office complex in Manchester has been given planning consent.

People living and working in rural communities are being consulted on what government priorities should be to improve their lives.

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The Crown Commercial Service has launched a new scheme to simplify the procurement of electric vehicle infrastructure (EVI) for local authorities, helping to reduce the resource and cost burden on procurement teams.

The government has launched consultations in six areas on proposals to establish mayoral combined authorities or mayoral combined county authoritie

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The mayor of London has announced more than £985,000 investment to support communities across London, in a movement to unite Londoners together against hate.

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Following an analysis that has revealed that boroughs will suffer from a £500 million shortfall in the coming year, London Councils are calling on the government to consider better council investment in the government’s Spending Review, set to be announced this spring.

The government has announced £8.2 million of funding for a regeneration project in Port Talbot, South Wales.

Six new areas have been brought onto the Devolution Priority Programme, with Mayors to be elected by May 2026.

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Following a period of remarkable growth and momentum, Safety, Health and Wellbeing Live is making a powerful move—relocating its southern edition to the iconic London Olympia on 18–19 June 2025.

Housing 2025 is coming to Manchester Central on 24-26 June. Welcoming everyone in the housing and wider living sector under one roof, As the only place the whole UK housing sector comes together every year, it is where the sector will discuss and collaborate, identify solutions and speak with one voice to those framing the debate.

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