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Councils end Russian twinning arrangements

By William Eichler | 07 March 2022

Councils are ending their twinning arrangements with Russian cities as a show of their opposition...

Councils rethink £30m of Gazprom spending

By William Eichler | 03 March 2022

Councils are reconsidering the multi-million pound contracts they have with the state-owned Russi...

Welcome to Yorkshire goes into administration

By William Eichler | 02 March 2022

Yorkshire tourism body Welcome to Yorkshire is to go into administration after local authority le...

Rough sleeping figures fall by nearly 10%

By William Eichler | 24 February 2022

Government figures have revealed that the number of people sleeping rough has decreased by 9%.

Dealing with complaints became 'casualty of crisis,' Ombudsman says

By William Eichler | 24 February 2022

COVID-19 ‘magnified stresses’ that councils were already faced with before the pandemic and deali...

Cumbria loses second bid to stop reorganisation

By William Eichler | 23 February 2022

Cumbria CC is ‘considering its next steps’ after losing its second High Court bid for a judicial ...

Council wins first round of legal battle with Apple

By William Eichler | 16 February 2022

Norfolk CC has won the first round of a legal battle with Apple, which the council claims ‘misrep...

Wiltshire proposes £10m staffing budget cut

By William Eichler | 03 February 2022

Wiltshire Council has proposed to cut £10m from its staffing budget over the next two years in re...

Airport expansion 'flies in face' of democracy

By William Eichler | 03 February 2022

The leader of North Somerset Council has expressed his ‘extreme disappointment’ at a decision to ...

Councils defend child abuse approach after critical report

By William Eichler | 02 February 2022

Councils have insisted they take child exploitation 'very seriously' after an inquiry identified ...