The latest articles written by William Eichler

FINANCE

Glasgow praised for delivering £500m equal pay claims

By William Eichler | 06 February 2020

Scotland’s local authority watchdog has praised Glasgow City Council for successfully delivering ...

UNIONS

Blackpool Council announces 75 job losses

By William Eichler | 31 January 2020

Blackpool Council has announced that its new budget proposals will result in 75 job losses as it ...

BUSINESS

Scottish councils sign £700m contract to 'transform waste'

By William Eichler | 16 January 2020

Five Scottish councils have signed a contract that will divert up to 190,000 tonnes of black bag ...

PLANNING

Council vows to defend local plan

By William Eichler | 09 January 2020

Sevenoaks DC has vowed not to withdraw its draft local plan despite continued pressure from the p...

LEGAL

Wakefield council 'overcharging' cabbies, court rules

By William Eichler | 12 December 2019

A court has ruled that Wakefield council were overcharging local taxi drivers for a license to tr...

HOUSING

Council's homelessness service suffers 'serious weaknesses'

By William Eichler | 09 December 2019

A housing regulator has launched an inquiry to investigate ‘serious weaknesses’ in Glasgow City C...

SOCIAL CARE

Major parties 'fall short' on social care funding commitments

By William Eichler | 04 December 2019

None of the three major parties have pledged enough in social care funding to fix the ongoing cri...

CLIMATE CHANGE

'Greta Effect' puts climate change on local agenda

By William Eichler | 02 December 2019

Urban council leaders and elected mayors now rank the climate emergency among the most important ...