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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

Articles by Jonathan Werran

DCLG's new 'clicks and mortar' board sets out digital high street challenge

By Jonathan Werran | 28 April 2014

New high-level advisory board meets to examine how digital technology can help restore the fortun...

Camden's assistant chief executive to step down

By Jonathan Werran | 25 April 2014

Camden LBC’s assistant chief executive Sarah Mullen will step down from her post in mid-July afte...

Unison members spurn pay offer

By Jonathan Werran | 25 April 2014

Trade union Unison is poised to ballot its 600,000 local government and school members in England...

MPs: Don't axe census

By Jonathan Werran | 25 April 2014

The Government would be wrong to scrap the 2021 census, a panel of MPs has warned.

Rochdale leader wins defamation lawsuit

By Jonathan Werran | 24 April 2014

Rochdale MBC, and its leader Cllr Colin Lambert, have successfully defended a High Court defamati...

ICO orders Derbyshire to reveal chief exec payout

By Jonathan Werran | 23 April 2014

Data watchdogs have ordered Derbyshire CC to disclose the details of the payout made to former ch...

Caerphilly chiefs charged with misconduct in a public office

By Jonathan Werran | 22 April 2014

The former chief executive and deputy chief executive of Caerphilly Council today appeared in cou...

Head of council lending quango forced to resign

By Jonathan Werran | 22 April 2014

Chair of the PWLB, the Treasury body responsible for lending billions of pounds to councils, resi...

Salford extends probe into council director's departure

By Jonathan Werran | 22 April 2014

Salford Council’s internal audit team has extended investigation into the departure of former str...

Bridgend staff to strike as council pulls out of 1% pay deal

By Jonathan Werran | 22 April 2014

Council staff in Bridgend vote for strike action after the authority refuses to honour national 1...