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Peers find 'strong and effective leadership' at council

By Dan Peters | 24 September 2021

Telford & Wrekin Council has ‘strong and effective’ political and managerial leadership, Local Go...

Pressure grows on government over funds announcement

By Dan Peters | 24 September 2021

Scotland’s council leaders have called for the UK Government to announce the outcome of applicati...

Mental health top reason for staff absences

By Dan Peters | 23 September 2021

Mental health has been the top reason local government employees have taken time off work over th...

Chief and leader at odds over government intervention request

By Dan Peters | 20 September 2021

Tensions between Thanet DC’s chief executive and leader have erupted into the open after the latt...

ADASS warning over settled status

By Dan Peters | 16 September 2021

Many older and vulnerable European nationals living in the UK may still not have applied for sett...

Stalemate over audit timeliness

By Dan Peters | 16 September 2021

The organisation responsible for appointing local government auditors has admitted it can do litt...

Districts hit back at think tank planning proposals

By Dan Peters | 16 September 2021

District councils have hit back at a think-tank’s call for the Government to transfer planning po...

Councils could lose COVID cash over lack of data

By Dan Peters | 16 September 2021

English councils have been warned future funding to help reduce the spread of coronavirus could b...

The deal decision

By Dan Peters | 14 September 2021

The MJ rounds up the current state of play on devolution in England. Dan Peters reports.

Village hall to be used to house homeless

By Dan Peters | 10 September 2021

A village hall will be converted into homes for the homeless in a scheme that is thought to be a ...