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CCN: Council cuts to reach £1bn

By Martin Ford | 20 September 2018

English county council spending and cuts to frontline services will amount to £1bn in the next fi...

Lincolnshire to renew troubled Serco contract

By Martin Ford | 19 September 2018

Lincolnshire CC is to renew its support services contract with Serco for a further two years.

Council leaders demand review of combined authority

By Martin Ford | 19 September 2018

Two council leaders have demanded a review of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority ...

Enfield director to leave sector

By Martin Ford | 19 September 2018

All the latest personnel moves in local government.

Sector defends Wigan chief after abuse

By Martin Ford | 18 September 2018

Local government figures have rallied around a chief executive after she was subjected to abuse o...

Essex councils clash over business rates retention pilot

By Martin Ford | 18 September 2018

A bid by Essex’s local authorities to pilot a business rates retention project worth up to £20m c...

Highland Council appoints Donna Manson as chief executive

By Martin Ford | 18 September 2018

Donna Manson has been announced as the new chief executive of Highland Council.

Torbay to create town councils to increase income

By Martin Ford | 17 September 2018

A new tier of government could be created in Torbay to raise more funds and ease financial pressu...

What do traffic jams, hopscotch and skyscrapers have in common?

By Martin Ford | 14 September 2018

Diary considers itself something of a connoisseur when it comes to audit reports, but recently fo...

COSLA increases pay offer to unions

By Martin Ford | 14 September 2018

A new pay offer has been put forward by councils in Scotland in a bid to avert industrial action.