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Chief recruitment halted

By Dan Peters | 02 October 2023

The leaders of Bromsgrove DC and Redditch BC have decided to halt the recruitment process for a n...

Rejected £90m reallocated to other councils

By Dan Peters | 02 October 2023

Some £90m for councils to reduce the risk of homelessness for new arrivals to the UK has been rea...

Coroner's deadline for council after Rottweiler mauling

By Dan Peters | 02 October 2023

A licensing team has been given until 13 November to respond after being urged to take a ‘more pr...

EXCLUSIVE: Select committee looks to launch financial distress inquiry

By Dan Peters | 29 September 2023

Senior local government figures have been approached to give evidence as MPs consider launching a...

Hounslow director appointed Islington chief

By Dan Peters | 29 September 2023

Hounslow LBC’s executive director of environment, culture and customer services, Victoria Lawson,...

Council to limit non-essential spending amid s114 threat

By Dan Peters | 28 September 2023

Windsor & Maidenhead BC is to limit all non-essential spending as it raised the risk of a section...

EXCLUSIVE: Unions delay next steps discussion

By Dan Peters | 25 September 2023

Trade unions have agreed to reconvene to discuss their next steps on the ongoing pay dispute with...

EXCLUSIVE: Planning and placemaking capacity struggle

By Dan Peters | 25 September 2023

Two out of three local authority planning and placemaking professionals believe their team does n...

East Dunbartonshire chief to retire

By Dan Peters | 25 September 2023

Chief executive of East Dunbartonshire Council, Gerry Cornes, has announced his intention to reti...

Pension consultants ramp up opposition to pooling reforms

By Dan Peters | 25 September 2023

Council pension consultants have intensified opposition to Whitehall’s plan for a single model fo...