Articles by Laura Sharman
Council 'failed' to safeguard taxi passengers
By Laura Sharman | 23 June 2016
South Ribble Council had failed to make the safety of taxi passengers a priority when issuing lic...
Wirral considers 'town hall Pravda'
By Laura Sharman | 17 June 2016
Wirral MBC is considering defying government guidelines by launching a new monthly publication.
Legal firm boycott after gloating tweets
By Laura Sharman | 15 June 2016
Cambridgeshire CC has said it will no longer use the services of legal firm Baker Small following...
Developers call for more planning resources
By Laura Sharman | 14 June 2016
Council planning departments should be given a time limit to sign off permission in a bid to spee...
BT wins London framework contract
By Laura Sharman | 13 June 2016
BT has been chosen by the London tri-borough as the sole supplier to provide ICT under a new fram...
Elected mayor demand spikes devolution deal
By Laura Sharman | 13 June 2016
The proposed devolution deal for Cheshire and Warrington has been put on hold after politicians r...
'Free the vulnerable from new housing benefit cap'
By Laura Sharman | 07 June 2016
Council leaders have called for supported housing to be exempt from the housing benefit cap to pr...
Ombudsman probe uncovers backlog
By Laura Sharman | 07 June 2016
An investigation by the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has uncovered a backlog of 1,500 open en...
English councils urged to follow Wales on recycling
By Laura Sharman | 03 June 2016
Councils in England should be given the ambitious target of recycling 70% of all waste collected ...
Elections error after software glitch
By Laura Sharman | 03 June 2016
Some local authorities have sent polling cards and postal votes to a ‘small number’ of non-eligib...
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