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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

Palin appointed next St Helens chief

By Jonathan Werran | 15 January 2015

St Helens MBC has appointed Mike Palin as chief executive, making the 35-year old one of the youn...

Parishes demand funding fairness from ministers

By Jonathan Werran | 14 January 2015

Parish and town council leaders have met government ministers to press their claim for a fairer f...

£6.8m aid to round up missing voters

By Jonathan Werran | 13 January 2015

Ministers have given local authorities the lion’s share of a further £10m funding to boost the nu...

Improve council fraud incentives, MPs tell DWP

By Jonathan Werran | 13 January 2015

Commons Public Accounts Committee has urged the Department for Work and Pensions to devise strong...

Derby City Council chief executive stands down

By Jonathan Werran | 12 January 2015

Derby City Council chief executive Adam Wilkinson has stood down from his £160,000 a year role, b...

Counties defend planned council tax hike

By Jonathan Werran | 12 January 2015

County council chiefs have defended proposals to increase council tax charges - following a weeke...

A quiet revolution

By Jonathan Werran | 09 January 2015

Jonathan Owen, chief executive of the National Association of Local Councils wants parish council...

Get to grips with health and social care funding, MPs urge

By Jonathan Werran | 09 January 2015

Government funding decisions about different elements of healthcare and social care have been mad...

Labour MPs lukewarm on mansion tax, poll finds

By Jonathan Werran | 09 January 2015

The majority of MPs believe the creation of higher rate council tax bands is a better way to refo...

Ministers publish parish council proposals

By Jonathan Werran | 08 January 2015

Ministers have today published three key measures aimed at making it easier for communities to se...