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Calls to vaccinate election workers grow

By Dan Peters | 22 February 2021

Pressure is growing for key election workers to be prioritised in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout af...

Government 'open' to receiving Oxfordshire merger proposal

By Dan Peters | 18 February 2021

The Government is ‘open’ to receiving a proposal for a merger of South Oxfordshire and Vale of Wh...

Councils walk away from business rates pools amid income fears

By Dan Peters | 17 February 2021

Four business rates pools have walked away from the opportunity amid major uncertainty about the ...

Crisis-hit Croydon expected to sell development firm

By Dan Peters | 17 February 2021

Senior councillors at crisis-hit Croydon LBC are expected to back moves to sell its controversial...

EXCLUSIVE: Pressure mounts over SEND grant deficit

By EXCLUSIVE By Dan Peters | 17 February 2021

Councils are facing renewed pressure from the Department for Education (DfE) to make cuts to brin...

Four councils strike capitalisation deals with government

By Dan Peters | 11 February 2021

Four English councils that were unable to balance their budgets will be allowed to borrow million...

DCN bid for place on chief executives' network rejected

By Dan Peters | 09 February 2021

Senior Whitehall officials have knocked back a District Councils’ Network (DCN) bid to win a plac...

EXCLUSIVE: Pressure mounts on Jenrick over audit

By Dan Peters | 09 February 2021

Whitehall officials are putting communities secretary Robert Jenrick under pressure to change cou...

Unions prepare to submit 'substantial' pay claim

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2021

Trade unions are preparing to ask central government to fund a ‘substantial’ pay rise for council...

Government 'understands' virtual meetings call

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2021

Sector representatives have been told their arguments for allowing virtual meetings to continue h...