Emergency settlement call as councils face financial cliff-edge
July 15, 2019
Calls have been made by a think-tank for a one-year emergency local government settlement with councils facing a ‘financial cliff-edge’.
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Brighton council workers announce strike action
July 15, 2019
Strike action by Brighton & Hove City Council workers is to begin later this month.
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Reading considers action against auditor over accounts
July 15, 2019
Reading Council has been left with a bill of more than £500,000 as it gets to grips with accounting problems.
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Universal Credit draining council resources
July 15, 2019
Universal Credit (UC) is draining resources from councils, a new survey has found.
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Javid announces public health duty to tackle violent crime
July 15, 2019
Home secretary Sajid Javid has announced a new legal duty that will require local authorities to prevent and tackle serious violence.
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MPs to examine devolution progress
July 12, 2019
Progress on devolution in England will be scrutinised by a new Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee inquiry.
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£65m Growth Deal is 'game-changer' for Moray
July 12, 2019
Moray has secured £65m for its Growth Deal in an agreement that has been heralded as a ‘game-changer’.
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Council halts some recycling collections for two months
July 12, 2019
Some recycling collections have been halted by Allerdale BC due to issues with its new service.
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EXCLUSIVE: Brum's Baxendale quits for New Zealand
July 8, 2019
Birmingham City Council chief executive Dawn Baxendale is departing to take up a new post at Christchurch City Council in New Zealand after just over a year in post.
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