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Mayors call for more devolution

By William Eichler | 02 November 2017

Seven regional and metro mayors have come together for the first tiome to call for a major new pr...

Council to axe 420 jobs to close budget gap

By William Eichler | 24 October 2017

Swindon Council may have to axe more than 400 jobs as it comes under pressure to close a £30m bud...

Worcestershire's children's services showing 'tangible' signs of progress, inspectors say

By William Eichler | 12 October 2017

Worcestershire CC's children’s services are showing ‘tangible’ signs of improvement but require ‘...

Councils clash over green belt housing

By William Eichler | 06 October 2017

South Bucks DC has criticised its southern neighbours Slough Council for publishing proposals to ...

Council considers cutting 300 staff

By William Eichler | 05 October 2017

Hundreds of staff at East Renfrewshire Council could be axed in an attempt to close a £26m fundin...

Theresa May: Government is 'back into the business of building houses'

By William Eichler | 04 October 2017

The Government is ‘back into the business of building houses’, Theresa May has said.

Shelter calls for legal loophole closure

By William Eichler | 28 September 2017

A legal loophole has allowed big developers in Kensington and Chelsea to avoid building more than...

A world of opportunities and challenges

By William Eichler | 27 September 2017

A survey by The MJ and BT asked local authority chief executives and managers for their views on ...

Management restructure could save £400k

By William Eichler | 26 September 2017

A proposed management restructure at South Ribble BC and an increase in the use of shared service...

McDonnell: Labour to end PFI

By William Eichler | 26 September 2017

Labour has promised to end the use of public finance initiative (PFI) contracts and bring existin...