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Council leader steps down amid bullying probe

By Dan Peters | 18 November 2020

A council leader at the centre of bullying allegations has resigned from the role, quit the Labou...

Green energy deal 'could be blueprint' for other councils

By Dan Peters | 18 November 2020

A £40m green energy deal could provide a blueprint for local authorities seeking to reduce carbon...

Government stop-gap on SEND deficits

By Dan Peters | 17 November 2020

Treasurers have welcomed a second government attempt to deal with spiralling special educational ...

Sector braced for more Whitehall interventions

By Dan Peters | 17 November 2020

Local government is braced for further Whitehall interventions in the wake of ministers launching...

EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall warning over ransomware threat

By Dan Peters | 16 November 2020

Council chief executives have been warned there is an ‘urgent need’ to take steps to mitigate the...

No easy way out

By Dan Peters | 16 November 2020

The pandemic is just the latest in a long list of pressures that have pushed Croydon LBC to the e...

Councils bid for vaccine role

By Dan Peters | 16 November 2020

Councils have made a bid to play a key role in distributing the new coronavirus vaccine.

Enfield latest to join London innovation unit

By Dan Peters | 11 November 2020

Enfield LBC has become the latest borough to join the London Office of Technology and Innovation ...

Counties warn of dramatic frontline cuts

By Dan Peters | 11 November 2020

Just one in five County Councils’ Network (CCN) members are confident of agreeing a balanced budg...

Croydon issues Section 114 notice

By Dan Peters | 10 November 2020

Crisis-hit Croydon LBC has issued a Section 114 notice after extra spending controls proved not t...