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Minister warns about council 'sustainability' after rebellion

By Dan Peters | 11 June 2020

A minister has warned Boston BC could become ‘unsustainable’ after councillors rejected sharing s...

Pickup decries 'lack of focus' on social care

By Dan Peters | 11 June 2020

The Government failed to pay enough attention to social care at the beginning of the coronavirus ...

Councils back community bank

By Dan Peters | 10 June 2020

Wirral MBC has joined forces with Preston and Liverpool city councils to support the opening of a...

Government warned on cohesion threats

By Martin Ford | 09 June 2020

Whitehall has been warned that community tensions could erupt further as the concerns of Black Li...

Seven out of 10 happy with council support

By Dan Peters | 09 June 2020

Seven out of 10 people are very or fairly satisfied with the way their council is supporting them...

Council criticises shielding relaxation

By Dan Peters | 09 June 2020

Bradford City Council has warned that easing shielding restrictions in England for vulnerable and...

EXCLUSIVE: Lockdown relaxed despite warnings over PPE test

By Dan Peters | 09 June 2020

Local resilience forums (LRF) continue to warn the Government about personal protective equipment...

In the dark over local lockdowns

By Dan Peters | 08 June 2020

Local areas remain in the dark about whether they will be handed any additional powers to impose ...

Luton budget warning

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2020

Slashing millions of pounds from Luton BC’s budget would be catastrophic for the town, trade unio...

Heaphy gets children's trust chief role

By Dan Peters | 04 June 2020

Birmingham City Council’s former interim chief executive has been appointed to head up Northampto...