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Two job chief has role reviewed

By Jamie Hailstone | 27 January 2016

Members of Sedgemoor DC are to review a decision to give chief executive Kerry Rickards an extra ...

Pensions pooling may save £300m

By Jamie Hailstone | 27 January 2016

Pooling local government pension schemes into around six different funds could save up to £300m a...

Calls to replace Lincolnshire tiers with unitary

By Jamie Hailstone | 27 January 2016

Former planning minister Nick Boles has called for the two tiers of local government in his nativ...

Counties hit by 'double whammy,' CCN warns

By Jamie Hailstone | 27 January 2016

County councils are facing a double whammy of the largest cuts to social care funding and the hig...

Middle class sheltered from cuts, says COSLA boss

By Jamie Hailstone | 25 January 2016

One of the most senior figures in Scottish local government has claimed the middle classes have b...

Sturgeon's City Deal plea to Cameron

By Jamie Hailstone | 22 January 2016

Scotland’s First Minister has urged David Cameron to sign a multi-million pound city deal for Abe...

Council could end controversial outsourcing

By Jamie Hailstone | 22 January 2016

Bournemouth BC is expected to bring a controversial outsourcing contract back in-house.

Chief role could return to West Sussex

By Jamie Hailstone | 19 January 2016

West Sussex CC is expected to reinstate the role of chief executive – less than two years after i...

Authority makes its exit from controversial joint venture

By Jamie Hailstone | 19 January 2016

Taunton Deane BC is expected to become the second local authority to leave the controversial Sout...

Leisure centre group is partner for Sport Relief 2016

By Jamie Hailstone | 19 January 2016

The not-for-profit sports and leisure centre group GLL has become the official health and fitness...