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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Soulsby: no action over Leicester car parking fines row

By Jonathan Werran | 30 August 2012

Leicester City Mayor vows no action against senior council official involved in car park fines' w...

Pickles' choice for final Commission chair faces MPs' grilling

By Jonathan Werran | 28 August 2012

Former BDO International boss, Jeremy Newman, chosen by Eric Pickles,to become the last chairman...

Unions vote 'yes' to LGPS deal

By Jonathan Werran | 28 August 2012

Unison members vote overwhelmingly in favour of accepting proposed changes to the Local Governmen...

Mouchel restructure secures jobs and subsidiaries, claims chief

By Jonathan Werran | 28 August 2012

Administrators for Mouchel have said all of the troubled contractor's subsidiaries will continue ...

SOLACE chief Rossiter steps down

By Jonathan Werran | 24 August 2012

Kathryn Rossiter is stepping down as managing director of council chiefs’ body SOLACE after eight...

Exclusive: Shrinking to fit

By Jonathan Werran | 24 August 2012

Town hall chiefs prepare to downsize as commissioning role looms.

Better care reviews could save councils £300m, Commission reports

By Jonathan Werran | 23 August 2012

Councils could save more than £300m each year if they reduced the costs of social care assessment...

Claw-backs and cutbacks threaten £1.2bn EU funds, union warns

By Jonathan Werran | 23 August 2012

Civil service professionals’ union, Prospect, has alleged £1.2bn of European funding will be lost...

Charity urges PCC candidates to tackle child exploitation

By Jonathan Werran | 23 August 2012

Children’s charity, Barnardo’s has urged incoming Police and Crime Commissioners to make tackling...

New town hall 'Twitter' rules unveiled

By Jonathan Werran | 23 August 2012

Residents will soon have the right to attend and report on all council meetings involving budgets...