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Rates relief row comes to court

By Dan Peters | 22 February 2018

The dispute between councils and NHS trusts over business rates relief has flared up again after ...

'Positive shift in morale and culture' at inadequate council

By Dan Peters | 22 February 2018

Ofsted inspectors have reported a ‘positive shift in the morale and culture’ of Worcestershire CC...

Greens call for council tax and business rates reform

By Dan Peters | 22 February 2018

Co-convener of the Scottish Greens, Patrick Harvie, has called for a replacement of the current s...

Sunak: Northamptonshire an exception

By Dan Peters | 21 February 2018

No other councils have contacted Whitehall with financial concerns on the scale of Northamptonshi...

Gwynne calls for answers on 'fiasco' settlement

By Dan Peters | 21 February 2018

Andrew Gwynne has written to the Cabinet Office’s permanent secretary claiming Whitehall official...

Rural-London clash over fair funding

By Dan Peters | 21 February 2018

London Councils is expected to clash with rural authorities over the upcoming fair funding review.

EXCLUSIVE: Finance cover-up exposed

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 20 February 2018

Key Whitehall departments involved in attempt to bury changes to provisional finance settlement d...

Slough backs away from second chief in as many months

By Dan Peters | 20 February 2018

Slough Council has backed away from yet another chief executive choice at the last moment.

Spending Review to decide bonus future

By Dan Peters | 20 February 2018

The future of the New Homes Bonus rests on next year’s departmental spending review, the Ministry...

Chief's arrival lifts Melton morale

By Dan Peters | 19 February 2018

The arrival of a new chief executive at Melton BC has ‘lifted staff spirits and morale,’ a group ...