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Dispute over child abuse compensation

By Mark Conrad | 26 July 2017

Lambeth LBC is at loggerheads with a group of child abuse survivors over its proposed victims’ co...

Ex-leader suspended as judge continues probe

By Mark Conrad | 26 July 2017

Labour has suspended former Bury MBC leader, Cllr Mike Connolly, while investigations continue in...

Council wins battle with sex shop chain over licensing

By Mark Conrad | 26 July 2017

Westminster City Council has won a key victory in its five-year battle over the level of fees tha...

Minister in talks to place more 'Dubs children' in care of UK authorities

By Mark Conrad | 26 July 2017

Immigration minister Brandon Lewis travelled to Greece and Italy this week to discuss placing mor...

Libraries to reopen in Lancs

By Mark Conrad | 26 July 2017

Lancashire CC has approved more than £3m towards reopening libraries after a minister threatened ...

Temporary accommodation crisis places fresh pressure on budgets

By Mark Conrad | 24 July 2017

Councils are housing an extra secondary school’s worth of homeless children each month, placing f...

Top team crisis hits county

By Mark Conrad | 19 July 2017

Controversial restructuring plans are at the centre of a fierce row dividing Lancashire’s senior ...

Counties seek 'new deals' in current Parliament

By Mark Conrad | 19 July 2017

England’s counties have called for a ‘new deal’ during the current Parliament, including devolved...

Rates relief row heats up

By Mark Conrad | 19 July 2017

The row over the slow distribution of business rates relief intensified this week, when London Co...

Javid: Steady improvement at Rotherham

By Mark Conrad | 18 July 2017

Communities secretary Sajid Javid has announced plans to return further powers to Rotherham MBC f...