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MPs accuse Government of 'gambling with public money'

By Mark Whitehead | 08 June 2022

MPs have accused the Government of ‘gambling with public money’ dished out for levelling up.

EXCLUSIVE: Councils warned to budget for 4% pay increase

By Mark Whitehead | 03 May 2022

Councils have been warned by local government employers to budget for pay rises of at least 4% th...

Nottingham expected to bring housing back under direct control after probes

By Dan Peters | 27 April 2022

Nottingham City Council is expected to bring its housing back under direct control after two inde...

New Solace hire to improve sector diversity

By Mark Whitehead | 26 April 2022

Senior officers' organisation Solace is recruiting a new officer in a drive to improve diversity.

Veolia to take action after complaints

By Mark Whitehead | 25 April 2022

Street cleaning and waste management giant Veolia has agreed to take action after three London bo...

Council chief turnover quadruples post-pandemic

By Mark Whitehead | 20 April 2022

The number of council chief executives leaving their jobs has shot up in the last year, new figur...

Housing ombudsman reports dramatic complaints increase

By Mark Whitehead | 20 April 2022

A dramatic increase in complaints has been reported to the housing ombudsman service, MPs have be...

Council accepts peer review's call for change

By Mark Whitehead | 19 April 2022

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has accepted a peer review’s calls for change after it found the...

Glasgow CC offers 'olive branch' in equal pay row

By Mark Whitehead | 25 October 2018

Talks will take place today in a bid to settle the equal pay row that led to a two-day strike by ...

Building a future

By Mark Whitehead | 21 August 2018

Women working in the construction industry are very much in the minority, but they could be a val...