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Councils deny 'back-door merger' claims

By MJ reporter | 13 January 2015

Wolverhampton City Council and Telford & Wrekin Council have rubbished claims by MP Mark Pritchar...

Councils set up COSLA rival - as West Dunbarton votes to stay

By MJ reporter | 06 January 2015

West Dunbartonshire Council has voted not to withdraw its notice to leave the Convention of Scott...

Severance payout ignites outrage on social media

By MJ reporter | 06 January 2015

The decision to award former Derry City Council chief executive Sharon O’Connor a £275,000 severa...

Cornwall sets out five-year manifesto

By MJ reporter | 16 December 2014

Cornwall county councillors will debate a new devolution manifest, which includes demands for a f...

Drop fracking rules says Labour

By MJ reporter | 10 December 2014

The Labour Party has called off the regulations around fracking in the new Infrastructure Bill to...

Raise police precept to save services

By MJ reporter | 03 December 2014

Surrey’s police and crime commissioner has said he plans to introduce a referendum-triggering 24%...

Parry-Jones payout gets final clearance from WAO

By MJ reporter | 04 November 2014

Welsh spending watchdogs have cleared Pembrokeshire CC’s exit payment for former chief executive ...

Council rejects Newport merger plans

By MJ reporter | 28 October 2014

The leader of Monmouthshire CC has warned ‘nobody will thank us for moving the deck chairs around...

Town hall chiefs call for devolved training

By MJ reporter | 28 October 2014

Town hall chiefs have renewed calls for the devolution of education, skills and training programm...

Social care heads warned to prepare for Care Act demands

By MJ reporter | 28 October 2014

Social care managers should fully understand their new legal duties under the Care Act and prepar...