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CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Tinlin to retire next year
06 December 2016
Southend Council chief executive Rob Tinlin has announced plans to retire in March 2017.
FINANCE
Funding reductions force 7,000 job cuts
By Laura Sharman | 05 December 2016
Scottish councils have been forced to cut 7,000 jobs in the past year due to £350m funding cuts, ...
WHITEHALL
Scots councils demand more powers
By Jamie Hailstone | 29 November 2016
Councils in Scotland have urged Holyrood to devolve more powers following an intervention by the ...
FINANCE
Audit warning over Scottish councils
By Jamie Hailstone | 29 November 2016
Auditors have warned ‘significant challenges lie ahead’ for Scottish local authorities trying to ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Autumn Statement: Devolution remains 'at heart' of government approach
By Dan Peters | 23 November 2016
Devolution remains ‘at the heart’ of the Government’s approach to supporting local growth, chance...
BUSINESS
Interserve dropped after failure to deliver
By Jamie Hailstone | 23 November 2016
Interserve has been sacked from a major city waste project after ‘repeatedly’ failing to meet del...
FINANCE
'Write off our debts to save services,' say Green MSPs
By Dan Peters | 23 November 2016
Green MSPs have called for £11.5bn of long-term debt held by Scotland’s councils to be written of...
WHITEHALL
COSLA: Communities can take no more pain
By William Eichler | 22 November 2016
Local government is at a ‘defining moment’ and communities ‘can take no more pain,’ Scottish coun...
BUSINESS
Ministers sign off £250m Aberdeen City Region deal
By Sam Clayden | 21 November 2016
The Aberdeen city region deal has been launched today after UK and Scottish Government ministers ...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Anger erupts over SNP's 'centralised' taxation agenda
By Jamie Hailstone | 16 November 2016
The Scottish Government has been accused of 'waging war' against local authorities, following rep...
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