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Government reaffirms support for LEPs

By Dan Peters | 10 August 2020

The Government has reaffirmed its support for local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) ahead of this ...

Union calls for redundancy consultation pause

By Dan Peters | 10 August 2020

Croydon LBC has been urged to pause its consultation on mass redundancies by trade union Unite.

Income guarantee scheme details awaited

By Dan Peters | 10 August 2020

Councils are still waiting for details of the Government’s much-heralded income guarantee scheme ...

Rochford MD to retire as new leader takes over

By Dan Peters | 05 August 2020

The managing director of Rochford DC has announced he is to retire after more than four years in ...

Council leader calls for financial help

By Dan Peters | 04 August 2020

Kirklees MBC’s leader has called for a ‘comprehensive package of financial assistance’ for worker...

CCN steps back from backing 'radical' shake-up

By Dan Peters | 04 August 2020

The County Councils’ Network (CCN) will hold back from calling for historic boundaries to determi...

Council chief hails policy change

By Dan Peters | 03 August 2020

The chief executive of the council working to contain coronavirus within a vegetable farm in Here...

Government to cover LRF expenditure

By Dan Peters | 03 August 2020

Funding will finally be provided to stretched local resilience forums (LRF) after they pleaded fo...

Councils urge extension for grants support scheme

By Dan Peters | 03 August 2020

Fresh calls have been made for councils to be allowed to dole out to businesses the £1.6bn unspen...

Ministers: Don't rely on more funding

By Dan Peters | 31 July 2020

Ministers have warned councils not to rely on more funding on top of the announcements made so far.