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Balls gets mansion tax warning

By Dan Peters | 28 October 2014

The leader of Kensington and Chelsea RLBC Cllr Nick Paget-Brown has urged shadow chancellor Ed Ba...

Manchester leader condems BIS as barrier to devolution

By Dan Peters | 28 October 2014

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has come under fire from a leading advoc...

Squeeze on audit timetable risks strain on councils and auditors

By Dan Peters | 28 October 2014

Concerned councils fear their finance functions will be put under further strain by plans to sque...

Community bank will help fund frontline services

By Dan Peters | 28 October 2014

A council that is aiming to create a fully-fledged community bank hopes it will be an ‘inspiratio...

NAPF calls for tax reforms on infrastructure investment

By Dan Peters | 28 October 2014

More needs to be done to make investing in infrastructure attractive and cost-efficient, local au...

Call for national mental health prevention strategy

By Dan Peters | 28 October 2014

The next government should introduce a national strategy to ensure councils work to prevent menta...

Reforms needed to save capital, report argues

By Dan Peters | 27 October 2014

Reforms are needed to stop the capital ‘falling victim to its own success,’ a report by the Centr...

New appointment to help realise West Midlands combined authority

By Dan Peters | 22 October 2014

Wolverhampton City Council’s strategic director for community has been appointed chief executive ...

'Peer reviews are not perfect,' says Sparks

By Dan Peters | 21 October 2014

The chair of the Local Government Association (LGA) has admitted weaknesses with the sector-led i...

Vote of confidence for Barnet chief

By Dan Peters | 21 October 2014

Barnet LBC’s Conservative council leader Richard Cornelius has insisted chief executive Andrew Tr...