We are a cross-party network, providing a single national voice for our member councils
We are a cross-party, member-led network, providing a single voice for our member councils
Many of our thoughts this Christmas are with those who have no permanent, secure homes – and last night ITV showed the work of one district council trying to...
DCN has received significant press coverage after revealing the level of concern across our member councils about our spiralling use of temporary...
'Unworkable madness'​: DCN concerns about waste reform spark media interest DCN concerns over the possible imposition of strict restrictions on how councils...
BBC reports on inflation's impact on districts' levelling up work [video width="1920" height="1080"...
In LGC, 21 November 2016: The future’s bright. The future’s local, writes DCN chairman Cllr  Neil Clarke
In Conservative Home, 16 September 2016: Brexit shows that we ignore local identity and what matters most to local communities at our peril write DCN chairman...
In Conservative Home: May 30, 2016 Writing in Conservative Home, DCN Chairman Cllr Neil Clarke says District Clusters are coming together to deliver more...
We are a cross-party network, providing a single national voice for our member councils
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