Articles by William Eichler
County council leaders issue 'bleak' finance warning
By William Eichler | 23 March 2023
County councils need to make £1bn worth of savings to cope with ‘unprecedented’ financial pressur...
Council receives enforcement notice after FOI failures
By William Eichler | 22 March 2023
Lewisham LBC has been issued with an enforcement notice after failing to respond to hundreds of o...
Record £14bn needed to fix pothole-ridden local roads
By William Eichler | 21 March 2023
A record £14bn is now needed for local authorities to tackle the local roads maintenance backlog,...
Budget 2023: Hunt confirms investment zone cash
By William Eichler | 15 March 2023
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed in the Budget plans to go ahead with 12 investment zones, ea...
Chancellor to announce investment zones backed by £80m
By William Eichler | 14 March 2023
A dozen investment zones will be announced tomorrow as part of an effort to boost local growth an...
Unions reject local government pay offer
By William Eichler | 07 March 2023
The three main local government trade unions - Unison, Unite and the GMB - have decided to recomm...
Two million elderly at risk from digital switchover delays
By William Eichler | 06 March 2023
Two million older and disabled people could be put at risk unless councils are given more support...
Councils plead for extra audit time
By William Eichler | 03 March 2023
English councils have pleaded for an extra month for local authorities to publish their draft una...
Herefordshire Council to retain control of children's services
By William Eichler | 02 March 2023
Herefordshire Council will have to demonstrate it can make improvements in order to keep control ...
Requests for publicly-funded care at record high
By William Eichler | 02 March 2023
The demand for publicly-funded social care is at a record high, a new study has revealed.
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