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Articles by Mark Whitehead
Councils calculate cost of floods at £250m
By Mark Whitehead | 01 April 2016
The cost of damage caused by floods over the winter has reached nearly £250m and is still rising,...
Double whammy to cost councils £1bn
By Mark Whitehead | 31 March 2016
A rising tide of extra costs resulting from a double whammy of changes is forcing councils toward...
Flooding cost 'still rising'
By Mark Whitehead | 29 March 2016
The cost of damage caused by floods over the winter has reached nearly £250m and is still rising,...
Nowhere to hide
By Mark Whitehead | 08 March 2016
Cybercrime is an increasing threat to local authorities. All the more reason to be prepared, says...
'Let authorities tackle low-level offenders'
By Mark Whitehead | 19 January 2016
Responsibility for low-level offenders should be handed over to local authorities, according to t...
Demand to halt payments for school conversions
By Mark Whitehead | 19 January 2016
Councils should no longer be forced to pay for the cost of schools converting into academies, loc...
'Set up funds to revive high street,' councils told
By Mark Whitehead | 19 January 2016
Councils have been urged to set up investment funds to bring life back to Britain’s high streets.
Mansion tax floated in Scotland
By Mark Whitehead | 18 January 2016
Raising cash through a ‘mansion tax’ is among proposals to deal with funding cuts amid rising ten...
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 ...
Glasgow crosses swords with Holyrood
By Mark Whitehead | 16 November 2015
Glasgow City Council’s leader has accused the Scottish Government of imposing a ‘double whammy’ o...
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