Articles by Mark Conrad
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
New billing deadline issued amid business rates relief 'chaos'
By Mark Conrad | 26 July 2017
Local government minister Marcus Jones has given a new deadline for councils to rebill firms that...
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...
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