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Croydon increases capitalisation request

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2020

Croydon LBC has asked the Government for a loan £20m more than the amount first floated weeks ago.

Bids to open for £100m leisure fund

By Dan Peters | 15 December 2020

Sport England has finally launched the £100m biddable fund to support English councils with outso...

Ministry to improve funding delivery

By Dan Peters | 14 December 2020

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has launched a year-long projec...

PSAA to consider 'whopping' 120% audit fee hike

By Dan Peters | 14 December 2020

The body responsible for overseeing audit fees is poised to assess requests for a number of signi...

Crawley closures to fill budget gap

By Dan Peters | 10 December 2020

Senior Crawley BC councillors have decided to close two adventure playgrounds and five public toi...

Senior ministry officials to be quizzed by MPs

By Dan Peters | 01 December 2020

Senior government officials will be hauled in front of MPs next week after a rare move from the P...

Warning over knackered key workers

By Dan Peters | 01 December 2020

The man leading a review of the Government’s pandemic response has warned of the psychological im...

Councils allowed to delay precept rise

By Dan Peters | 30 November 2020

Local authorities will be allowed to delay big council tax increases next year ahead of elections...

Government pulls plug from counter-extremism group

By Dan Peters | 30 November 2020

The Government has withdrawn funding for a network that shares experiences and good practice in t...

Spelthorne undergoes finance peer review

By Dan Peters | 30 November 2020

A council branded reckless for excessively borrowing to buy up commercial property has undergone ...