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House of Fraser pulls out of major council development

By Martin Ford | 07 June 2018

Troubled department store House of Fraser has pulled out of a major retail development led by Che...

Ministry appoints new housing director general

By Martin Ford | 07 June 2018

A new director general has been appointed at Marsham Street.

Manchester City Council signs energy deal

By Martin Ford | 07 June 2018

Manchester City Council has signed a one-year contract estimated at £3.6m with Gazprom to supply ...

Suspended sentences for Sheffield tree protesters

By Martin Ford | 07 June 2018

Suspended prison sentences have been handed to two protesters opposed to tree felling in Sheffield.

Minister urges councils to implement child protection information sharing

By Martin Ford | 06 June 2018

Councils yet to sign up to a child protection information sharing system have been urged to do so.

Voters value limiting influence of party donors more than ID checks

By Martin Ford | 06 June 2018

Voters are more concerned with balanced media coverage and big party donors than ID at polling st...

Councils pessimistic over their future sustainability

By Martin Ford | 05 June 2018

Three-quarters of senior officers expect austerity to claim more victims in the coming year, whil...

Burnham in plea for further education devolution

By Martin Ford | 05 June 2018

The mayor of Greater Manchester has made a plea for skills training to be devolved after giving a...

Call for more councils to become social investors

By Martin Ford | 04 June 2018

Councils are being urged to ensure investments yield community benefits, in addition to generatin...

Torbay improvement of poor children's services 'too slow'

By Martin Ford | 04 June 2018

A council’s ‘entrenched culture’ has been blamed for a failure to improve its inadequate-rated ch...