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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Preferred bidder for Salford Masterplan announced

By Martin Ford | 29 June 2018

Morgan Sindall has been announced as the preferred builder for the first stage of an £800m regene...

WASTE

Manchester borrows £500m to end waste PFI

By Martin Ford | 29 June 2018

Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA) borrowed almost £500m to end a private financ...

FINANCE

Serco warns health contracts will impact profits

By Martin Ford | 29 June 2018

Serco has warned profits are likely to take a hit as it presses ahead with the transfer of contra...

IMPROVEMENT

Peers tell council to match words with action

By Martin Ford | 28 June 2018

Herefordshire Council has been told to ‘turn positive rhetoric into reality’ following a peer rev...

EDUCATION

Scottish minister U-turns on education bill

By Martin Ford | 27 June 2018

The controversial Scottish education bill has been put on hold after a compromise was brokered wi...

WALES

Tidal lagoon rejection 'bitter pill' for Wales

By Martin Ford | 26 June 2018

An urgent meeting with Welsh secretary Alun Cairns has been demanded by the Welsh Local Governmen...

FINANCE

Councils' funding gap to exceed £7bn by 2020

By Martin Ford | 26 June 2018

Economists expect the funding gap of councils to grow to almost £6bn in 2018.

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY

Public sector 'in dark' over Brexit plans

By Martin Ford | 26 June 2018

Three quarters of public sector leaders feel they are kept ‘in the dark’ over Brexit by the Gover...

FINANCE

MPs say levy for over 40s could fund free social care

By Martin Ford | 26 June 2018

People aged over 40 should pay a dedicated social care premium to fund free care in the future, M...

HOUSING

Conservative think-tank argues for increased council powers

By Martin Ford | 25 June 2018

Councils should be enabled to accelerate housebuilding, a Conservative think-tank has urged.

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