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EXCLUSIVE: Porter intervention in waste plans

By Dan Peters | 16 August 2021

A former Conservative chairman of the Local Government Association has angrily criticised the Env...

Farrans awarded care home contract

By Dan Peters | 16 August 2021

Plans for a new £13m care home in Leighton Buzzard have moved a step closer after Central Bedford...

Fears councils could be cut out of LEP role

By Dan Peters | 05 August 2021

Councils may be stripped of their role in the governance of local enterprise partnerships (LEP) b...

Ministers refuse to reveal bid funds to be binned

By Dan Peters | 05 August 2021

Ministers have dodged naming specific funds they will remove the competitive element from after l...

MHCLG spend on consultants soars

By Dan Peters | 05 August 2021

The amount of money spent on consultants by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Govern...

Government threatens borrowing cap return

By Dan Peters | 29 July 2021

The Government has threatened to apply statutory borrowing caps on councils that continue to expo...

PwC to help Nottingham transformation vision

By Dan Peters | 28 July 2021

Nottingham City Council will pay consultancy PwC £400,000 to help draw up its ‘vision for what it...

EXCLUSIVE: Special needs demand increases for every council

By Dan Peters | 27 July 2021

Demand for education, health and care plans (EHCP) has increased for every council in the last th...

Charity working for council to cut 500 jobs

By William Eichler | 27 July 2021

The charity delivering cultural and leisure services in Glasgow on behalf of the city council is ...

Chiefs receive lower pay offer

By Dan Peters | 27 July 2021

Council employers have offered an improved 'final' pay offer to staff but have offered council ch...