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Wolverhampton imposes care home visit restrictions

By Martin Ford | 24 August 2020

The council has banned non-essential indoor care home visits following a rise in COVID-19 cases.

Pendle 'not signed up' to COVID restrictions

By Martin Ford | 24 August 2020

Councillors have struck out at a tightening of coronavirus rules imposed by the Government.

Evictions ban extended

By Martin Ford | 21 August 2020

The Government has extended the ban on evictions of renters for a further month following lobbyin...

Wakefield chief requests early retirement

By Martin Ford | 21 August 2020

The chief executive of Wakefield Council, Merran McRae, is to step down after requesting early re...

Councils warn of 'avalanche of evictions'

By Martin Ford | 21 August 2020

The local government sector is braced for a deluge of homelessness following the end of the evict...

East Ayrshire chief and CFO announce departures

By Martin Ford | 20 August 2020

Chief executive Fiona Lees will step down in January, while depute chief executive and chief fina...

Nottingham moves to tighten governance of its companies

By Martin Ford | 20 August 2020

Nottingham City Council is to overhaul the governance of its commercial interests following failu...

LGA code of conduct under fire

By Martin Ford | 20 August 2020

A model code of conduct for councillors put forward by the Local Government Association (LGA) lac...

Four in five council staff working from home

By Martin Ford | 19 August 2020

The number of council staff working from home has rocketed from 5% pre-lockdown to 80%, according...

'Critical incident' declared over child migrant arrivals

By Martin Ford | 19 August 2020

Border Force personnel are accommodating newly-arrived unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UAS...