Articles by Mark Whitehead
Council on 'journey of transformation'
By Mark Whitehead | 16 September 2022
West Lancashire BC is on a ‘journey of transformation’ with a renewed focus on priorities, custom...
Councils to maintain services on bank holiday
By Mark Whitehead | 13 September 2022
The public should be able to access information and key local services should continue during the...
Sector meets challenge of historic occasion
By Mark Whitehead | 13 September 2022
Local government has sprung into action after the death of Queen Elizabeth II ahead of her funera...
Guarded welcome for new local government secretary Clarke
By Mark Whitehead | 06 September 2022
The sector has given new local government secretary Simon Clarke a guarded welcome after he was a...
'Fierce resistance' to threatened strike clampdown
By Mark Whitehead | 06 September 2022
Any attempt by new Prime Minister Liz Truss to outlaw strikes will be met with ‘fierce resistance...
Council denies six-figure payoff was 'wrongful'
By Mark Whitehead | 05 September 2022
A district council has denied a six-figure payoff given to an employee without councillors or sen...
Ofsted rates Nottingham children's services as inadequate
By Mark Whitehead | 05 September 2022
Ofsted inspectors have rated children’s services at Nottingham City Council as ‘inadequate’ – thr...
Union questions Government severance pay guidance
By Mark Whitehead | 14 June 2022
Government advice that councils should reduce severance payments to bring them into line with the...
Counties in inflation funding call
By Mark Whitehead | 14 June 2022
County councils have called for extra Government funding to cope with huge increases caused by in...
Bonds agency racks up £7m losses since launch
By Mark Whitehead | 13 June 2022
The company launched to cut the cost of borrowing for councils will continue trading despite loss...
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