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UNIONS

Hopes dashed over end to Brighton bin strike

By Martin Ford | 11 October 2021

Strike action by refuse workers in Brighton will continue after union representatives walked out ...

AUDIT

Benefits teams overcome COVID challenges

By Martin Ford | 08 October 2021

Most councils in Scotland maintained or improved benefits services during the COVID-19 pandemic w...

FINANCE

Need for social care solution 'greater than ever'

By Martin Ford | 08 October 2021

Progress in addressing challenges in social care is too slow, according to a public sector watchdog.

WHITEHALL

Westminster wins legal battle with Holyrood

By Martin Ford | 07 October 2021

The UK Government has blocked two Scottish Parliament Bills after winning the backing of the Supr...

FINANCE

Officers told to be 'adventurous' to close budget gap

By Martin Ford | 07 October 2021

Dorset Council’s officers have been tasked with finding ‘new ways of operating’ in a bid to close...

FINANCE

Call for council to pull out of loss-making bank

By Martin Ford | 06 October 2021

A bank part-owned by Warrington Council has made a loss, according to its latest accounts.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

One in three say levelling up is meaningless

By Martin Ford | 06 October 2021

Fewer than a third of people in the north and Midlands believe the message behind levelling up is...

PAY

More unions announce strike ballots

By Martin Ford | 06 October 2021

Two more trade unions have moved a step closer to industrial action after members rejected the la...

FINANCE

Sunderland to raid reserves

By Martin Ford | 05 October 2021

Sunderland City Council has said it will have to raid already-earmarked reserves to close a £26m ...

FINANCE

Hertfordshire faces uncertain financial future

By Martin Ford | 05 October 2021

Officers at Hertfordshire CC have warned an estimated £2m budget overspend could balloon in futur...

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