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Council work highlighted ahead of Budget

By Mark Conrad | 21 November 2017

Local authorities have used this year’s 24-hour tweet-a-thon as an opportunity to showcase the hu...

Emergency spending freeze at Shropshire

By Mark Conrad | 20 November 2017

Shropshire Council has approved an emergency spending freeze after senior officers warned the uni...

Spike in adult safeguarding concerns

By Mark Conrad | 20 November 2017

Local authorities dealt with 1,000 adult abuse concerns per day during 2016/17, with one-third of...

Counties in plea for 'life raft' funding

By Mark Conrad | 20 November 2017

County councils today pleaded for ‘life raft’ funding over the next two years or warned a ‘depres...

Early help victim of cuts

By Mark Conrad | 15 November 2017

‘Crippling’ cuts to children's services have forced councils to slash spending on abuse preventio...

Progress on business rates relief

By Mark Conrad | 15 November 2017

More than 200 councils have now reissued business rates bills in accordance with the Government’s...

More powers call after welfare reform report

By Mark Conrad | 14 November 2017

The Government’s welfare reform objectives are being undermined by a string of financial challeng...

Jones in temporary accommodation warning

By Mark Conrad | 13 November 2017

Local government minister Marcus Jones has warned councils they must notify their peers when plac...

Dorset unitaries first step of renewed Government focus on reorganisation

By Mark Conrad | 07 November 2017

Communities secretary Sajid Javid this week kick-started a fresh wave of local government reorgan...

Slough in turmoil as leader denies sexual harassment allegation

By Mark Conrad | 07 November 2017

Senior councillors at Slough BC are considering a motion to remove the authority’s leader followi...