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William Eichler

Articles by William Eichler

Leaders welcome call for £1bn skills funding

By William Eichler | 22 September 2022

At least £1.1bn a year should be handed to devolved areas of England and communities to help them...

Cost of living crisis could have 'catastrophic' impact on homelessness

By William Eichler | 21 September 2022

The cost of living crisis could have a ‘catastrophic’ impact on homelessness and should be treate...

Council announces 'largest' selective licensing scheme in UK

By William Eichler | 20 September 2022

Birmingham City Council has been granted permission to introduce a selective licensing scheme for...

Cost of living crisis to lead to 'catastrophic' winter

By William Eichler | 07 September 2022

The cost of living crisis will have a ‘catastrophic’ impact, with increases in the number of chil...

Leicestershire 'penalised' by devolution deal

By Ann McGauran | 06 September 2022

Leicestershire CC has hit out at the new £1.14bn devolution deal for parts of the East Midlands f...

Council threatens action against hotel with asylum seekers

By William Eichler | 06 September 2022

Great Yarmouth BC is taking enforcement action after the Home Office placed asylum seekers in a l...

Council to trial four-day week

By William Eichler | 05 September 2022

South Cambridgeshire DC is planning to begin a three-month trial of a four-day week to attract ne...

Scottish council workers consider 7.5% pay offer

By William Eichler | 05 September 2022

Strikes that have hit schools and waste services across a number of council areas in Scotland hav...

Local government 'over-centralised'

By William Eichler | 02 September 2022

Local government is over-centralised, inefficient and under-resourced, a new report has said.

Lancashire heads for £18m overspend

By Martin Ford | 01 September 2022

The gap has been attributed to the proposed pay increase being higher than expected, and demand f...