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Minister in reserves row

By Martin Ford | 09 January 2024

Local government minister Simon Hoare has said councils ‘can and should consider drawing on their...

FINANCE

Fears over digital switchover costs

By Martin Ford | 08 January 2024

Councils face multi-million pound bills as a result of the digital switchover of the telephone sy...

FINANCE

Social rents set for 7.7% increase

By Martin Ford | 08 January 2024

The social rent cap has been set at 7.7% for the next financial year.

ENVIRONMENT

Government flood fund activated

By Martin Ford | 08 January 2024

The Government has announced funding will be made available for councils to help communities affe...

FINANCE

Oflog chair 'aware of the systemic pressures'

By Martin Ford | 05 January 2024

Chair of the Office for Local Government (Oflog), Lord Morse, has said he wants to ‘set the recor...

ENVIRONMENT

Councils mobilise to tackle Storm Henk flooding

By Martin Ford | 05 January 2024

Nottinghamshire CC has declared a major incident as the county has been hit by near-record levels...

FINANCE

Nottingham commissioners would 'undermine senior officers'

By Martin Ford | 04 January 2024

Nottingham City Council has urged the Government not to send in commissioners to oversee the runn...

FINANCE

Welsh minister backs tax reforms

By Martin Ford | 03 January 2024

One of the candidates to become first minister of Wales has backed reform of council tax.

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Guildford and Waverley appoint joint chief executive

By Martin Ford | 03 January 2024

Pedro Wrobel has been appointed as the joint chief executive of Guildford BC and Waverley BC foll...

FINANCE

'A lot to be done' to improve councils' governance

By Martin Ford | 02 January 2024

There is ‘a lot to be done’ to improve management in failing local authorities, the sector watchd...

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