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Mike Yuille

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Council in £60m deal with Norse

By Mike Yuille | 06 April 2018

Daventry DC has struck a major £60m deal with outsourcing supplier Norse Commercial Services to c...

Sweeping changes at council company

By Mike Yuille | 06 April 2018

Concerns over ‘financial irregularities’ have led Northumberland Council to make sweeping changes...

Amey starts on next phase of cycle project

By Mike Yuille | 06 April 2018

Construction giant Amey has begun work on the second phase of a major cycle scheme project funded...

Accounts Commission in new finance warning

By Mike Yuille | 05 April 2018

Finding ways to save money is now an ‘increasingly critical’ activity for cash-strapped councils,...

Improvement in Brum's children's services

By Mike Yuille | 03 April 2018

Birmingham City Council is making progress in its efforts to improve its children’s services, but...

Children's trust launched

By Mike Yuille | 03 April 2018

Sandwell MBC has launched a children’s trust as a new vehicle to help turn around its struggling ...

Council takes over failing children's services

By Mike Yuille | 03 April 2018

Plymouth City Council has taken over the running of children’s services at Torbay Council after a...

Government must consult local authorities on Brexit issues, warns Betts

By Mike Yuille | 29 March 2018

Local authorities need greater engagement with the Government in the Brexit process, and more cla...

Pressure for a commission to study funding options for health and care

By Mike Yuille | 26 March 2018

A cross-party group of 98 MPs is pressing the Government to set up a Parliamentary Commission of ...