Time to celebrate 50 years of being close to our communities
Easter Monday is the fiftieth anniversary of the most localised principal tier of England’s local government landscape. The 164 district councils have been running the most visible local government services – including driving our local economies and planning, waste...
Watch the highlights of the DCN Annual Conference
The DCN Annual Conference was a huge success with over 250 people attending the event at Sopwell House, St Albans. Our conference theme was looking ahead to 2030 and beyond – facing up to the challenges of the coming years, and examining the opportunities that they...
‘A missed opportunity’: DCN responds to the Budget
In response to the Budget, Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen, Chairman of the District Councils’ Network, said: “Today’s Budget was a missed opportunity to put local government onto a sound financial footing for the long term. Many district councils continue to face acute...