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Since the last edition of AG, some major changes have taken place in Europe, mainly in the UK. The result of the EU referendum...
£23m funding to transform policing
The Home Secretary has awarded £23m funding to support projects that will transform the police service…
Projects aimed at transforming policing across England and Wales...
Leicestershire council asks government to cover child refugee costs
Leicestershire County Council has asked the government to entirely fund the cost of housing 74 child refugees…
The government has been asked to cover the...
Poverty costs government services £78bn a year
A new report has warned it costs government services £78bn to tackle the impact of poverty across the UK, with the health service bearing...
Germany’s Green Party calls for fast-track citizenship for Britons
The Green Party in Germany is calling for reassurances from the government that British people living in the country will be able to stay...
Brexit deal needs to be decided before new independence referendum
Almost a third of Scottish voters are calling for a deal over the EU to be laid out before a new independence referendum is...
Residents owe Coventry City Council £14m in council tax
Coventry City Council is owed an estimated £13.9m in unpaid council tax, it has emerged…
Coventry City Council is owed more than double the amount...
Digitising cultural heritage for future generations
The Ministry of Culture in Lithuania highlights to AG how they are supporting digitisation of cultural heritage in libraries, museums and archives…
Supporting digitisation in...
Reconnecting Europe
Markku Markkula, President of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) tells AG why Europe needs to connect and deliver better investment in order to...
Northern Powerhouse minister reaffirms commitment to the north
Northern Powerhouse Minister Andrew Percy has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to develop the north…
The Northern Powerhouse will continue to develop under new leadership, it...
Europe – invest and connect
AG Editor, Laura Evans, and Adjacent Oil and Gas Editor, Katy Edgington attended the 7th European Regions and Cities Summit in Bratislava. Here they...
Creative solutions for forward thinking local governments
Darren Hunt, Director, Public Sector at SAP, examines how technology is transforming local government and services...
Local government is many things to many people. It provides...
UK to give up 2017 EU presidency
The UK is to relinquish its presidency of the European Council in 2017 as it moves to withdraw from the EU…
It has been confirmed...
High court told Article 50 will not be triggered this year
During legal proceedings, government lawyers have said it is unlikely Article 50, the mechanism that will allow the UK to withdraw from the EU, will...
Johnson: Brexit does not mean “abandoning” UK’s friends
New Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has reiterated the UK plans to keep relationships with its EU neighbours…
In his first step onto the international stage,...
£34k Smart Technology investment for Cardiff
The City of Cardiff Council has invested £34,000 in Smart Technology to help Civil Enforcement Officer…
Forty-eight Civil Enforcement Officers (CEO) across Cardiff will be...
Shropshire town councils given more time to find funding
Town councils in Shropshire have been given an extra 12 months to find ways of funding services such as libraries and leisure centres…
Shropshire Council...
Theresa May reshuffles cabinet as she takes office
In the past 24 hours new Prime Minister Theresa May has been making ministerial appointments. AG looks at who is in and who is...
Post-referendum: A view from terra incognito
Dr Julian Francis discusses the aftermath of the vote and the legal basis under which the UK must consider the ramifications of the EU Referendum results...
As...
Theresa May vows to put working people first
Theresa May to put the Conservatives “at the service” of working people as she becomes the last woman standing in the race for Tory...