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Council chief claims auditor 'not balanced or fair'

By Dan Peters | 08 September 2020

The boss of a council where an auditor raised concerns about culture and governance failures that...

Chief to leave after £95k deal

By Dan Peters | 07 September 2020

The chief executive of Pembrokeshire CC is expected to leave the authority by the end of November...

Warning 2021 polls will be 'most challenging' in a generation

By Dan Peters | 07 September 2020

Returning officers have been warned they face the ‘most challenging elections to administer in ou...

LEPs need capacity boost to improve delivery, research finds

By Dan Peters | 07 September 2020

Local enterprise partnerships (LEP) would be better at delivering large-scale capital projects if...

More arrests as police investigation widens

By Dan Peters | 04 September 2020

Liverpool City Council’s Lib Dem leader, Cllr Richard Kemp, has called for the authority’s politi...

Government could buy up fire risk buildings

By Dan Peters | 03 September 2020

The Government has not ruled out compulsorily purchasing buildings with serious fire safety defec...

Leader of 'North Korea' council deposed

By Dan Peters | 03 September 2020

The leader of a scandal-hit council compared to North Korea has been deposed after a vote of no c...

Councils in talks over single workforce

By Dan Peters | 03 September 2020

Havant BC and East Hampshire DC are in talks over creating a single flexible workforce.

Pincher tries to soothe Tory fears over new housing formula

By Dan Peters | 03 September 2020

Housing minister Christopher Pincher has attempted to soothe Tory fears over the Government’s new...

Lockdowns should be decided locally, says WHO special envoy

By Dan Peters | 03 September 2020

Decisions on local coronavirus restrictions should be made locally, a top World Health Organisati...