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Dan Peters

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Fears of early intervention funding gap

By Sam Clayden | 01 March 2016

Almost three in five councillors fear business rate retention will not be enough to cover cuts to...

Performance-related pay for Shropshire chief

By Dan Peters | 29 February 2016

Shropshire Council’s chief executive could have his salary topped up by an extra £25,000 per year...

Jailing of Rotherham gang is 'turning point'

By Dan Peters | 26 February 2016

The leader of Rotherham MBC has described the jailing of a gang who groomed, raped and abused tee...

Four in five want devolution vote

By Dan Peters | 26 February 2016

Four out of five English adults think local people should vote to decide whether powers are devol...

Labour's last-ditch Education Bill pleas ignored

By Dan Peters | 25 February 2016

Labour has called on the Government to end its ‘ideological obsession’ with academisation as the ...

Leese attacks mayoral candidates and rules himself out

By Dan Peters | 24 February 2016

Sir Richard Leese has launched an astonishing broadside at those vying to become Greater Manchest...

Row over hospital 'charity' rates

By Dan Peters | 23 February 2016

A rating agent’s claim that NHS trusts should be receiving mandatory business rate relief because...

Whitehall told to 'ditch short-sighted housing strategies'

By Dan Peters | 23 February 2016

Lords have urged the Government to ditch its ‘short-sighted’ approach to house building, ‘empower...

Corporate director promoted to chief

By Dan Peters | 19 February 2016

Ashford BC corporate director Tracey Kerly has been promoted to chief executive for a period of t...

Government 'should go further' on pooling pensions

By Dan Peters | 19 February 2016

Two or three infrastructure local government pension scheme (LGPS) super pools would boost jobs a...