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HUMAN RESOURCES

Hackney insources cleaning services

By Martin Ford | 07 January 2021

More than 100 cleaning staff have been brought in-house by Hackney LBC as part of a wider drive t...

FINANCE

Intervention threat over 'unwise' investments

By Martin Ford | 07 January 2021

Councils have been warned the Government will intervene if they rely too much on commercial inves...

PUBLIC HEALTH

London boroughs call for closure of religious sites

By Martin Ford | 07 January 2021

Council leaders in London have called for the closure of places of worship for communal services ...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Call for 'urgent clarity' on elections

By Martin Ford | 06 January 2021

Speculation over whether local elections will take place in May as scheduled has been labelled ‘u...

FINANCE

Councils grapple with multi-million pound budget deficits

By Martin Ford | 06 January 2021

Councils are mulling service cuts and council tax rises as they attempt to balance next year's bu...

FINANCE

Four Seasons to be sold

By Martin Ford | 04 January 2021

An auction of care home operator Four Seasons Health Care is being prepared, according to reports.

EDUCATION

Councils resist pressure to reopen schools

By Martin Ford | 04 January 2021

Scores of councils have raised concerns over the return of primary school pupils to classrooms am...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Council refuses to put COVID patients in care homes

By Martin Ford | 24 December 2020

Enfield LBC has said it will not comply with requests to look at providing beds for COVID-positiv...

HIGHWAYS

Kent facing days of disruption

By Martin Ford | 23 December 2020

Kent CC is preparing for a Christmas of dealing with the fallout from the closure of the French b...

FINANCE

Urban councils' fears over debt recovery rules

By Martin Ford | 22 December 2020

Urban councils have voiced concern over new rules that could prevent them from recovering council...

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