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Council offers all staff voluntary redundancy

By Martin Ford | 16 September 2022

Northumberland Council has offered all of its staff the option of voluntary redundancy as it atte...

Fears for local fracking controls

By Martin Ford | 14 September 2022

Councils fear an erosion of local controls over fracking with the Prime Minister expected to lift...

Council must 'urgently' improve complaints handling

By Martin Ford | 14 September 2022

A council has been told to ‘urgently’ improve its handling of complaints from the public.

Councils lead nation in mourning

By Martin Ford | 13 September 2022

Councils have led the nation in mourning after the death of Queen Elizabeth II as they helped mar...

Councils grapple with multi-million pound overspends

By Martin Ford | 13 September 2022

Escalating demand and costs for children’s services are heaping pressure on council budgets as mo...

Councils to decide on infrastructure levy spending

By Martin Ford | 12 September 2022

Councils will have more freedom on spending funds from the infrastructure levy under a Government...

Truss to put planning 'power in local hands'

By Martin Ford | 08 September 2022

The Prime Minister has hinted she intends to strengthen the hand of councils in planning appeals.

Children's care reviewer 'impatient' for response

By Martin Ford | 08 September 2022

The author of the independent review of children's social care has said he is ‘impatient’ to hear...

Truss facing Tory pressure to boost funding

By Martin Ford | 07 September 2022

Conservative-led councils have piled the pressure on new Prime Minister Liz Truss to provide incr...

Ministers share 'significant concerns' over council's finances

By Martin Ford | 07 September 2022

The Government is expected to grant Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council a £20m capi...