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Call for fair funding for Scottish councils

By Martin Ford | 16 August 2021

Councils should not have their ‘hands tied’ by funding constraints, the Scottish Government has b...

Call to boost council housebuilding powers

By Martin Ford | 16 August 2021

Housebuilding in London needs to be doubled to meet demand, according to new analysis from London...

Eden and Carlisle end joint chief arrangement

By Martin Ford | 13 August 2021

Eden DC and Carlisle City Council will no longer share chief executive Jason Gooding from the end...

Chief executive calls time on 40-year career

By Martin Ford | 13 August 2021

West Berkshire Council’s chief executive, Nick Carter, has retired after 16 years leading the org...

New chief praises council's 'rebellious instinct'

By Martin Ford | 12 August 2021

Ashfield DC has announced Theresa Hodgkinson as their new chief executive officer.

Data project to aid pandemic recovery

By Martin Ford | 12 August 2021

The impact of COVID-19 on local areas and potential for recovery has been set out in a new data p...

Campaigners head to court over care placements

By Martin Ford | 12 August 2021

Five local authorities are facing legal action over out-of-area accommodation for children in care.

'Significant inequities' in SEN funding exposed

By Martin Ford | 11 August 2021

Differences of tens of millions in funding were found in areas with similar demographics, a repor...

'Shameless' COVID fraudsters targeted 41 councils

By Martin Ford | 11 August 2021

The actions of two companies that attempted to defraud dozens of councils out of COVID grants hav...

Judge blocks attempt to protect director from 'puerile' comments

By Martin Ford | 11 August 2021

The High Court ruled that a blogger’s slew of ‘puerile’ and ‘unpleasant’ comments about a council...