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REORGANISATION
Surrey to remain divided on unitary plans
By Paul Marinko | 16 April 2025
Surrey’s borough and district councils have revealed the region is set to defy government request...
WASTE
Striking Brum bin workers reject pay offer
By William Eichler | 15 April 2025
Refuse collection workers in Birmingham have rejected the city council’s latest pay offer in the ...
SOCIAL CARE
NHS contract proposals pledge 'greater control' for ICBs
By Lee Peart | 15 April 2025
New proposals by NHSE pledge to give ICBs greater control over NHS contract activity.
PENSIONS
Ministers tell pension pools to merge
By Neil Merrick | 14 April 2025
Two local authority pension pools have reacted angrily after their plans to meet new standards we...
INDUSTRIAL ACTION
Military planners sent to Brum amid bin strikes
By William Eichler | 14 April 2025
Military planners have been called in to help tackle the backlog of rubbish in Birmingham that ha...
PEOPLE
Gove handed peerage
By Martin Ford | 14 April 2025
Former local government secretary Michael Gove has been appointed to the House of Lords.
REORGANISATION
Reorganisation proposals average 544,000 population
By Neil Merrick | 14 April 2025
Reorganisation proposals submitted by English councils would produce new unitaries of significant...
WALES
Welsh council tax rise of 7.2%
By Neil Merrick | 14 April 2025
Local authorities in Wales are raising council tax by an average of 7.2% in 2025/26 - the second ...
IMPROVEMENT
Improvement board concludes Liverpool 'well led'
By Neil Merrick | 14 April 2025
A nine-month investigation by an Improvement and Assurance Board (IAB) has concluded that Liverpo...
PEOPLE
Salford appoints new chief executive
By Martin Ford | 10 April 2025
Salford City Council has announced the appointment of Stephen Young as chief executive.
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- Minister urges councils to hand services to residents
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs lobby Government over severance payment threshold
- Solace steps up lobbying over district exclusion from leadership event
- Council faces 'inevitable' bankruptcy without £40m savings
- Cheshire East's Polkinghorne decides to step down
Development Management Team Manager
£51,356 - £55,539
Lead one of the largest planning services in the country! Apply for this job
Development Management Team Manager
£51,356 - £55,539
Lead one of the largest planning services in the country! Apply for this job
Local Audit Office - Non-Executive Directors
£420 per day (48 days per annum)
Local public bodies are at the heart of our communities. Apply for this job
- Minister urges councils to hand services to residents
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs lobby Government over severance payment threshold
- Solace steps up lobbying over district exclusion from leadership event
- Council faces 'inevitable' bankruptcy without £40m savings
- Cheshire East's Polkinghorne decides to step down
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