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Former CIPFA president headed for chief executive role

By Martin Ford | 09 June 2021

Carolyn Williamson has been recommended as the next chief executive of Hampshire CC.

Districts in plea for leisure centre funding

By Martin Ford | 08 June 2021

A crunch meeting on the future of leisure centres is to take place this week, The MJ understands.

Councils press for bin collections overhaul funding

By Martin Ford | 08 June 2021

Chief executives have urged the Government to fully fund any nationwide changes to bin collections.

Call for holiday homes clampdown

By Martin Ford | 08 June 2021

Council leaders in Wales are asking for new powers and stricter taxation on holiday lets.

Hampshire faces £80m budget gap

By Martin Ford | 08 June 2021

A consultation has been opened by Hampshire CC on ways to address a budget shortfall.

Empower councils to lead net zero push

By Martin Ford | 07 June 2021

Councils must be granted powers and funding to help the UK achieve its zero-carbon targets, accor...

Surrey council leader to chair County Councils Network

By Martin Ford | 07 June 2021

Cllr Tim Oliver said recovering from the pandemic, rebuilding economies and tackling climate chan...

Call for powers to use empty properties for homeless families

By Martin Ford | 07 June 2021

The Local Government Association (LGA) wants more powers to make use of empty properties to provi...

Northants commissioners in 'hubris' warning

By Martin Ford | 04 June 2021

Councils have been warned against falling victim to ‘hubris’ in the same manner as Northamptonshi...

Herts CC fended off 16,000 cyber attacks

By Martin Ford | 04 June 2021

Hackers targeted Hertfordshire CC almost 200 times per day on average over a three-month period.