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Councils overhaul management teams

By Mark Conrad | 23 January 2018

Plymouth City Council and West Lindsey DC have announced significant management overhauls.

'Lessons learned' after overspends

By Mark Conrad | 23 January 2018

Staff at Merthyr Tydfil CBC have assured members lessons have been learned after the cost of two ...

Croydon 'on track' to improve children's services

By Mark Conrad | 23 January 2018

Croydon LBC has claimed it is ‘on track’ to deliver improvements to its children’s services.

Former LEP chair accused of cover-up over deal

By Mark Conrad | 23 January 2018

MPs have accused an ex-local enterprise partnership (LEP) chairman of a ‘cover up’ after he refus...

Minister outlines Western Powerhouse plan

By Mark Conrad | 22 January 2018

Welsh secretary Alun Cairns has outlined plans for a Western Powerhouse similar to local governme...

Judge's warnings over care proceedings

By Mark Conrad | 22 January 2018

Councils should ‘think long and hard’ before embarking on care proceedings against ‘otherwise uni...

Scottish government under pressure over council pay

By Mark Conrad | 22 January 2018

Scotland’s Government is under pressure to reverse planned council budget cuts after MSPs warned ...

Inspector arrives amid reorganisation pressure

By Mark Conrad | 16 January 2018

An independent inspector today began investigating Northamptonshire CC’s precarious finances amid...

Former deputy leader breached code of conduct dozen times

By Mark Conrad | 15 January 2018

Sandwell MBC’s standards sub-committee is considering what action to take against a former deputy...

MPs: Align immigration with needs of local economies

By Mark Conrad | 15 January 2018

Councils should be placed at the heart of plans to align immigration with the needs of local econ...