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Slough rapped by auditor

By Martin Ford | 21 February 2023

Slough Council’s external auditor has uncovered ‘weaknesses in governance arrangements’ after loo...

Number of homeless Ukrainian refugees mounts

By Martin Ford | 20 February 2023

Politicians have made a cross-party call to extend support for Ukrainian refugees to prevent them...

Auditor sounded alarm over BCP budget

By Martin Ford | 15 February 2023

Grave warnings were issued about 11th hour changes to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) C...

Politics 'stifling' Southend

By Martin Ford | 14 February 2023

Political wrangling is ‘stifling’ Southend-on-Sea City Council, a new report has found.

Warning over reserves at Shropshire

By Martin Ford | 13 February 2023

Officers at Shropshire Council have raised concerns about reserve levels if the authority’s predi...

Three in four plan maximum tax hike

By Martin Ford | 13 February 2023

Three-quarters of upper-tier local authorities that have published their budgets will increase th...

Brighton grapples with 'high risk' loan

By Martin Ford | 10 February 2023

Brighton & Hove City Council will have to put aside millions of pounds every year to cover a loan...

London CIV backs Shell legal battle

By Martin Ford | 10 February 2023

A lawsuit against energy giant Shell’s directors has been backed by a key local government pensio...

MPs call for funding reform

By Martin Ford | 09 February 2023

Ministers have said they prioritised stability over reform in this year’s finance settlement foll...

Borough expected to confirm new chief executive

By Martin Ford | 09 February 2023

Jackie King is expected to become the new chief executive of Epsom & Ewell BC.