WHITEHALL

'Give us slice of cash from drink sales'

By Jamie Hailstone | 03 February 2016

Brighton & Hove City Council has called for public health directors to be given a slice of the £1...

HUMOUR

Don't panic!

12 January 2016

With talk of serious, imminent terror threats, suicide bombers and evacuations around the world, ...

FINANCE

Counter-fraud hub will 'save millions'

By Dan Peters | 14 December 2015

All 32 London boroughs have agreed to join together to procure a counter-fraud hub that will be f...

LEGAL

'You ain't no Muslim, bruv'

By Martin Esom | 09 December 2015

Reflecting on the Leytonstone Tube station stabbing, Martin Esom, Waltham Forest LBC chief execut...

CRIME

Councils unite to make Paris tributes

By Mark Whitehead | 17 November 2015

Local authorities have paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the Paris terrorist attacks ...

HUMOUR

Spot the cheetah

03 November 2015

Fraud is a serious matter for local government costing taxpayers millions every year. So, let’s h...

LEGAL

Lord Hanningfield back in court

By MJ reporter | 30 October 2015

Former Essex CC leader Lord Hanningfield formally denied fiddling his House of Lords expenses whe...

PAY

Misconduct charges against Caerphilly chiefs dropped

By Thomas Bridge | 21 October 2015

Misconduct charges against three senior Caerphilly CBC officers at the centre of a pay scandal ha...

DEVOLUTION

PCCs urge PM to rethink police commissioner plan

By Sam Clayden | 20 October 2015

Police and crime commissioners (PCC) have called for prime minister David Cameron to rethink plan...

SCRUTINY

Counter-extremist strategy puts councils under spotlight

By Thomas Bridge | 19 October 2015

Councils are to be reviewed on how well they safeguard against ‘entryist’ infiltration as part of...