Gareth Bacon AM: London should be the self-build capital
Boris Johnson, has for the first time announced the creation of a self-build pilot scheme for London.
Council by-election results from yesterday
The Conservatives gain a seat from UKIP in Essex.
Welsh Council Tax rise offers a warning to the English of a Labour Government
Every single council in Wales is increasing Council Tax by more than any council in England.
Peter Cuthbertson: The council tax battle in Darlington
Is rising council tax an issue? It is if we make it one.
Cllr Bob Wheeler: South Derbyshire cuts Council Tax by five per cent for the coming year
The Efficiency Dividend for 2015/16 comes on top of a Council Tax freeze.
Judy Terry: If MPs are banned from working in the real world, will councillors be next?
Officers who advise councillors have little or no external experience – we need those who understand business.
Cllr Joe Cooney: Building homes on brownfield sites needs a boost
Our Brownfield Regeneration Fund will clean up contaminated eyesores to make them attractive to developers.
Conservatives take the lead in Council by-elections vote share
A Press Association analysis projects a 3.7 per cent Conservative lead from recent local contests.
James Cleverly MLA: Social Impact Bonds mean big business can boost the Big Society
Social investment is more tax efficient than it has ever been.
Cotswold District Council cuts Council Tax by five per cent
Big savings have been achieved though joint working with neighbouring councils.
Judy Terry: Bank branches closing shows the need for credit unions
Councils that wish to communities to survive need to help establish credit unions.
Labour Police and Crime Commissioner proposes 16 per cent increase in Council Tax precept
The proposal will mean a referendum in Bedfordshire
Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Authority to cut Council Tax precept
Innovation has included joint working with the ambulance service
The last Labour Government rejected rent controls
When Gordon Brown was PM the Government agreed rent controls would reduce supply and worsen housing conditions.
Has the Government made any difference to the number of weekly bin collections?
Unlike in Wales, weekly collections survive in much of England. Yet there has not been a revival.