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RSA calls for investment in regional banks

By Dan Peters | 22 June 2020

Councils should invest in shares in their regional bank, a charity has urged.

Rugby's Norburn to leave sector

By Dan Peters | 19 June 2020

Rugby BC’s most senior officer has announced his departure more than 30 years after joining the c...

Coronavirus has turned 'financial cracks into craters'

By Dan Peters | 18 June 2020

The new president of the Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA) has warned that co...

Councils urged to re-appraise in-sourcing

By Dan Peters | 18 June 2020

Local authorities have been urged to look at what they could do better than outsourcers in the wa...

Combined authority 'spending reserves like it's going out of fashion'

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2020

Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s chief executive has expressed doubts about whether his re...

Luton forced into unavoidable cuts

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2020

Luton BC’s boss has said the council has done all it can but has no other choice than to cut 365 ...

South Ribble chief executive resigns

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2020

South Ribble BC’s chief executive has resigned after a year on ‘special leave’.

Fresh league table fears

By Dan Peters | 16 June 2020

The prospect of council performance being ranked in a league table has been raised again this week.

EXCLUSIVE: Spooks in cyber threat warning

By Dan Peters | 16 June 2020

Chief executives have been warned of an increased cyber threat to councils as a result of the COV...

Jenrick insists he followed rules in Westferry decision

By Dan Peters | 16 June 2020

Under-fire communities secretary Robert Jenrick has insisted his decision to approve a controvers...