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'Poisonous' borough could face government intervention

By Sam Clayden | 07 September 2016

A minister has not ruled out future Government intervention in Oadby & Wigston BC after an MP lau...

Powys recovers most of £4m Icelandic loan

By Sam Clayden | 06 September 2016

A Welsh council last week recovered most of the £4m it had invested in Icelandic banks before the...

NECA chair: Whitehall 'not ideologically wedded' to devo

By Sam Clayden | 06 September 2016

Devolution discussions in the North East have ground to a halt after leaders failed to agree the ...

Top businesses are urged to 'ignore accounting regulators'

By Sam Clayden | 06 September 2016

Council pensions bosses have locked horns with accounting regulators and called on top businesses...

Counties and districts unveil unified business rates vision

By Sam Clayden | 06 September 2016

Counties and districts have today agreed a shared vision for localised business rates as the sect...

Liverpool's safeguarding abilities under scrutiny

By Sam Clayden | 06 September 2016

Liverpool City Council is the latest authority to face questions over its ability to safeguard ch...

Homelessness Reduction Bill will 'increase homelessness'

By Sam Clayden | 06 September 2016

A proposed Bill to tackle homelessness is ‘overly simplistic’, will pile pressure on resources an...

Reading Council hits back at scathing MP letter

By Sam Clayden | 02 September 2016

A senior Reading councillor has hit back after a local MP questioned her ability to turn around t...

MPs warn public health cuts are a 'false economy'

By Sam Clayden | 01 September 2016

Removing the ringfence around public health grants could put local authority areas with higher de...

Refugee response 'working smoothly'

By Sam Clayden | 31 August 2016

Councils have pointed to official figures on refugees as evidence the Home Affairs Committee was ...