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PLANNING

Truths and consequences behind LURA

By Martin Ford | 20 May 2024

The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act finally made it into the statute book, but a raft of big ti...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Hackney confirms chief executive appointment

By Martin Ford | 17 May 2024

Dawn Carter-McDonald’s interim role as chief executive of Hackney LBC has been made permanent.

ENVIRONMENT

Government advisers urge overhaul of infrastructure funding

By Martin Ford | 16 May 2024

Councils should be given more funding to play a greater role in developing infrastructure project...

FINANCE

Wales pushes back council tax reform

By Martin Ford | 15 May 2024

Council tax reforms will not come into force until 2028, the Welsh Government has announced.

FINANCE

Auditor issues qualified opinion on Stoke-on-Trent accounts

By Martin Ford | 15 May 2024

Concerns over finances and children’s services have resulted in auditors issuing a qualified opin...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Nottingham's chief executive announces departure

By Martin Ford | 14 May 2024

Nottingham City Council’s chief executive Mel Barrett has announced he is to leave the authority.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Government advisers warn graduate visa curbs could undermine levelling up

By Martin Ford | 14 May 2024

Curbs on visas for graduates could undermine levelling-up, the Government has been warned by its ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Mayors meet to hear growth plans

By Martin Ford | 13 May 2024

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has summoned his party’s newly-elected mayors for a meeting to det...

DIGITAL

Centre launched to fend off council cyber attacks

By Martin Ford | 10 May 2024

A Security Operations Centre (SOC) has been established in Wales aiming to ward off cyber attacks.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Oracle project costs soar from £3m to £40m

By Martin Ford | 09 May 2024

The budget for replacing an IT system with Oracle has ballooned from £2.6m to almost £40m, counci...

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