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Council purchases office park in latest addition to expanding property portfolio

By Hiba Mahamadi | 12 September 2017

Warrington Council has snapped up a business park that is used as office space by more than 6,000...

County launches campaign for fairer funding

By Hiba Mahamadi | 12 September 2017

Northamptonshire CC has launched a campaign to urge the Government to give the county a fairer fu...

Lewisham chief resigns to take up permanent role at Kensington & Chelsea

By Hiba Mahamadi | 11 September 2017

Kensington & Chelsea RLBC’s interim chief executive is to take up the permanent role at the counc...

Council considers cancelling £350m contract

By Hiba Mahamadi | 11 September 2017

Swindon BC is considering cancelling a £350m contract with developer Muse.

Arms-length company 'misled' council over tram project, inquiry hears

By Hiba Mahamadi | 08 September 2017

Edinburgh City Council’s former leader has claimed the council was ‘deliberately denied’ access t...

LGA to launch early intervention support to councils

By Hiba Mahamadi | 07 September 2017

The Local Government Association is to offer support to local authorities to deliver prevention a...

Rotherham MBC neglected child welfare, report finds

By Hiba Mahamadi | 06 September 2017

Rotherham MBC's children’s services department was not ‘child focused at all times,' an investiga...

Storm over council foster placements

By Hiba Mahamadi | 06 September 2017

Children's services directors have criticised the national media after a London council was caugh...

Hounslow urged to review 'risk-averse' Lampton 360

By Hiba Mahamadi | 06 September 2017

Hounslow LBC is looking into concerns that one of its arms-length organisations is too ‘risk-aver...

Leaders concerned over lack of devo progression

By Hiba Mahamadi | 06 September 2017

Council leaders have called out the Government for not pushing ahead with its devolution agenda.