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FINANCE
Town halls forced to sell community assets as debts mount
By William Eichler | 26 August 2025
Local authorities across the UK are selling off public assets – such as schools and care homes – ...
FINANCE
Scottish Borders props up leisure services provider
By Martin Ford | 22 August 2025
Scottish Borders Council has agreed to provide a £1m loan to its leisure services provider as it ...
INNOVATION
Council buys rail transport operator
By Dan Peters | 22 August 2025
Dudley Council has bought the operators of Coventry’s fledgling rail transport system.
POLITICS
Kent reassurance after staff DOGE concerns
By Dan Peters | 22 August 2025
Reform-run Kent CC (KCC) has reassured employees that any decisions to share data with the party’...
FINANCE
Cuts have hit council financial information, report finds
By Neil Merrick | 22 August 2025
Councillors and members of the public are not being presented with accurate or easy to understand...
FINANCE
Calls for fair funding tax flexibility
By Martin Ford | 22 August 2025
The Government has been urged to lift the council tax referendum limit to help local authorities ...
FINANCE
Council warns of 'most severe' budget to date
By Izzy Lepone | 21 August 2025
North Yorkshire Council has revealed it could be encountering its ‘most severe’ budget round yet.
HOUSING
Council home sell-offs to outpace new builds eightfold
By William Eichler | 21 August 2025
Local authorities in England are to lose more than eight times as many council homes in 2025-26 a...
FINANCE
CCN: Residents to face maximum council tax rises
By Izzy Lepone | 20 August 2025
Residents of county and rural regions will face ‘maximum council tax rises’ under the Government’...
FINANCE
Audit costs rise by 238%, research reveals
By Izzy Lepone | 19 August 2025
Audit reform ambitions have ‘failed’, creating ‘market chaos’, researchers from the University of...
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