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Dan Peters

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COVID concerns prompt council to return to meeting virtually

By Dan Peters | 29 June 2021

Cheshire West & Chester Council has threatened to ignore the Government edict to return to face-t...

£1bn business grants still to be allocated

By Dan Peters | 28 June 2021

Nearly half of £2bn handed to local authorities for discretionary business grant funding has yet ...

Councillors to bring supported housing closer to home

By Dan Peters | 28 June 2021

Senior Haringey LBC councillors have moved to develop supported housing for young people with com...

Council leader urges Grenfell inquiry to be 'swifter'

By Dan Peters | 28 June 2021

Kensington & Chelsea LBC’s leader has called for the Grenfell Tower Inquiry to be conducted with ...

Brussels bases to remain open despite Cornwall closure

By Dan Peters | 28 June 2021

Local authorities with a post-Brexit Brussels base have re-committed to the idea despite Cornwall...

Pensions chairman surprised at preparedness findings

By Dan Peters | 25 June 2021

The chairman of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) advisory board has expressed surprise ...

Council to bring two services in-house

By Dan Peters | 25 June 2021

Stockton-on-Tees BC is expected to take control of two services for vulnerable adults in the boro...

Council cyber security 'disjointed and under-resourced'

By Dan Peters | 23 June 2021

Cyber security across councils is ‘disjointed and under-resourced,’ it has been claimed.

Audit firms to be wooed

By Dan Peters | 21 June 2021

Audit appointment chiefs have launched a bid to attract more firms to the local government market...

LEP Network: Councils should have greater role in review

By Dan Peters | 21 June 2021

Councils should have a greater role in the Government’s ongoing review of local enterprise partne...