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Hiba Mahamadi

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Possible penalties for rogue developers

By Hiba Mahamadi | 13 March 2018

Local authorities may be given powers to impose financial penalties on developers who renege on p...

Chief to retire after 40-year local government career

By Hiba Mahamadi | 13 March 2018

Swindon BC’s chief executive, John Gilbert, has announced his retirement after working in local g...

Havering selects Wates for £1bn scheme

By Hiba Mahamadi | 13 March 2018

Havering LBC has announced construction firm Wates as its joint venture partner in a regeneration...

Javid backs county unitary in Buckinghamshire

By Hiba Mahamadi | 12 March 2018

Local government secretary Sajid Javid has backed a single unitary council for Buckinghamshire.

Sheffield defends Amey contract

By Hiba Mahamadi | 12 March 2018

Sheffield City Council has hit back at the national press for ‘misinterpreting’ its tree-replacem...

Liverpool's stalled Chinatown project revived

By Hiba Mahamadi | 09 March 2018

Liverpool City Council’s New Chinatown project has been kick-started after stalling.

Becky Shaw: Women mustn't hold back from going for senior roles

By Hiba Mahamadi | 09 March 2018

Women must stop shrinking away from applying for jobs that do not precisely match their experienc...

Mayor defends close relationship between LEP and combined authority

By Hiba Mahamadi | 08 March 2018

The mayor of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) has defended the autho...

High credit rating for Municipal Bonds Agency

By Hiba Mahamadi | 07 March 2018

The Municipal Bonds Agency has been given one of the highest possible credit ratings by global fi...

Fire safety: Tougher action needed on private owners, MPs say

By Hiba Mahamadi | 07 March 2018

Labour and Conservative MPs have come together to demand the Government does more than just ‘urge...