Articles by Mark Conrad
Council leader and deputy to face court after charges
By Mark Conrad | 27 June 2023
Ashfield DC’s leader has been summonsed to court charged with alleged fraud, money laundering, pa...
Council loses asylum appeal
By Mark Conrad | 26 June 2023
Braintree DC has lost its appeal against Government plans to house asylum seekers on a former air...
Councillors to consider plan to stabilise IT system
By Mark Conrad | 21 June 2023
Plans to stabilise Birmingham City Council’s troubled IT system will be considered by senior coun...
Gove backs Ofsted-style development ratings
By Mark Conrad | 20 June 2023
An Ofsted-style rating system for proposed developments that could be used to help determine plan...
Councils call for ministers to think 'more radically' on short-term lets
By Mark Conrad | 20 June 2023
Whitehall proposals to regulate short-term holiday lets fail to deliver what is needed to tackle ...
LGA demands talks over anti-terror law
By Mark Conrad | 19 June 2023
The Local Government Association (LGA) has demanded fresh talks with senior Home Office figures a...
Labour in planning pledge
By Mark Conrad | 19 June 2023
Labour has pledged to tackle planning hurdles preventing the development of renewable projects to...
Poor pandemic planning criticised
By Mark Conrad | 13 June 2023
Public health directors have delivered a withering assessment of the Government’s Covid-19 prepar...
Council urged to address low reserves
By Mark Conrad | 12 June 2023
Senior managers at Eastbourne BC must address the council’s low levels of reserves given current ...
Pension figures continue lobbying over active management
By Dan Peters | 05 June 2023
Council pension figures are continuing to lobby for active management in case the Treasury renews...
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