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Care home occupancy down over Grim Reaper fears

By Dan Peters | 05 November 2020

People are reluctant to put their relatives into care homes because they think the ‘Grim Reaper i...

Top civil servant opens up on asylum challenge

By Dan Peters | 05 November 2020

A senior Whitehall official has admitted she has a ‘knot in my stomach most days’ as she grapples...

Crisis call for return of Everyone In

By Dan Peters | 04 November 2020

The chief executive of homelessness charity Crisis has called for ring-fenced funding for council...

EXCLUSIVE: Shevlin suggests reorganisation alternative as rival bids threaten his council's future

By Dan Peters | 03 November 2020

A former chair of the District Councils’ Network chief executives’ group has suggested a radical ...

Frustration and anger over national lockdown announcement

By Dan Peters | 02 November 2020

West Yorkshire council leaders have said they are ‘frustrated and angry’ about the Government’s t...

Exclusive: Districts face financial 'cliff edge'

By Dan Peters | 29 October 2020

Districts face a ‘fiscal cliff edge of up to £524.1m after 2020/21 from lost business rates reven...

Exclusive: Councils 'Struggling' to deliver on food standards

By Dan Peters | 29 October 2020

Some councils are ‘struggling to do even the most urgent and priority’ work on food standards, a ...

Reorganisation hopes renewed for counties

By Dan Peters | 28 October 2020

Ministers have given hope to counties pushing for local government reorganisation as they give mi...

Spelthorne councillors to be more involved in commercial decisions after criticism

By Dan Peters | 23 October 2020

Spelthorne BC councillors will be more involved in future investment-related decisions after the ...

Legal action threatened over exit cap

By Dan Peters | 23 October 2020

Three local government groups have joined together to threaten a judicial review over the Governm...