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Worthing agrees modular housing deal with Swedish firm

By Martin Ford | 28 June 2019

A Swedish modular homebuilder has secured its first agreement in the UK for a decade with Worthin...

Glasgow secures £285m deal to settle pay dispute

By Martin Ford | 28 June 2019

Glasgow City Council has struck a deal with Legal & General to fund the settlement of an equal pa...

King's Lynn & West Norfolk chief to end 14-year stint

By Martin Ford | 27 June 2019

One of Norfolk's longest serving chief executives is to retire.

Pressures eroding protection of adult care budgets, survey finds

By Martin Ford | 26 June 2019

Councils are struggling to protect social care budgets, the Association of Directors of Adult Soc...

Preston steps in to take over struggling Guild Hall

By Martin Ford | 26 June 2019

Councillors in Preston have taken back control of the city’s Guild Hall - five years after sellin...

Kent asks Government to plug £6m asylum funding gap

By Martin Ford | 25 June 2019

Councillors at Kent CC have vowed to claw back a £6.1m shortfall from the Government to care for ...

MPs press ministry to bring forward Shared Prosperity Fund

By Martin Ford | 24 June 2019

Local government secretary James Brokenshire has been urged to bring forward the replacement for ...

Report recommends fully funding social care through taxation

By Martin Ford | 24 June 2019

The public backs funding social care through general taxation, according to new polling.

Serco signs deals worth £120m

By Martin Ford | 21 June 2019

Serco has put pen to paper on local authority contracts worth £120m this year.

Think-tank finds austerity holding back Northern Powerhouse

By Martin Ford | 21 June 2019

Increased devolution is needed to ensure the success of the agenda, the IPPR North think-tank has...