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DCN vice chair awarded peerage

By Martin Ford | 17 October 2022

District Councils’ Network (DCN) vice-chair Sharon Taylor is to step down from the role after bei...

Councillors call for Government inspection

By Martin Ford | 17 October 2022

Warrington Council members have called for a Government inspection of its finances.

'Mistrust and dysfunction' at Middlesbrough

By Martin Ford | 17 October 2022

A breakdown in relations between officers and members at Middlesbrough Council has been highlight...

Solace Summit: Recruitment crisis laid bare

By Martin Ford | 13 October 2022

The scale of the recruitment crisis facing councils has been laid bare at the Solace Summit.

Solace Summit: Truss 'believer' in devolution

By Martin Ford | 13 October 2022

West Midlands mayor Andy Street believes the Government will stay the course on devolution.

Solace announces next president

By Martin Ford | 13 October 2022

Solace has announced Matt Prosser will officially take up the reins in the new year.

Solace Summit: 'Get your act together' on ICSs, councils told

By Martin Ford | 12 October 2022

Councils have been told to ‘get your act together’ and work with Integrated Care Systems (ICSs).

Cost of care driving complaints

By Martin Ford | 11 October 2022

Cost pressures are increasingly being cited in complaints about adult care services, a sector wat...

Wirral to seek Government help

By Martin Ford | 11 October 2022

Councillors at Labour-led Wirral MBC have voted to approach the Government for financial support ...

New chief executive for Reading

By Martin Ford | 11 October 2022

Jackie Yates has been recommended as the new permanent chief executive at Reading Council.