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EXCLUSIVE: Post-Grenfell legal claim warning

By Mike Yuille | 25 April 2022

Council landlords could face large legal claims for discrimination unless they put in place perso...

Lack of progress in Croydon's housing turnaround

By Mike Yuille | 17 March 2022

Croydon LBC has been slammed by an independent report for lack of progress in dealing with proble...

Racism driving social workers to quit

By Mike Yuille | 17 March 2022

Pressure caused by racism at work is taking a toll on council social workers, with one in 10 on t...

Southern cities show strongest potential

By Mike Yuille | 17 March 2022

Provincial cities in southern England with ‘strong local authorities’ show the strongest potentia...

Report finds Havant could financially become a standalone council

By Mike Yuille | 09 March 2022

Havant BC will dip into its reserves as part of a package of measures to prepare for ending its p...

Slough given conditions for £300m bailout

By Mike Yuille | 08 March 2022

Slough Council will only be considered for a £307m Government bailout to cover its deficits if it...

Councillors complain of lack of powers

By Mike Yuille | 07 March 2022

More than two out of three (68%) councillors in England feel they lack sufficient powers to repre...

BT reassures councils after strategy shift

By Mike Yuille | 29 July 2019

BT has moved to reassure councils that the refocusing of its group-level business strategy will n...

Business rates system 'past its sell-by date'

By Mike Yuille | 04 June 2019

The business rates system is out of date, out of touch, unfit for purpose and ‘past its sell-by-d...

Municipal bond grants launched

By Mike Yuille | 04 June 2019

Grants to help councils invest in a new type of municipal bond for funding environmentally-friend...