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Government denies Leicester takeover plans

By Dan Peters | 13 July 2020

The Government has denied it has any plans to take control of Leicester City Council amid claims ...

Leicester mayor criticises business support U-turn

By Dan Peters | 10 July 2020

Leicester City Council’s mayor has criticised an apparent government U-turn over the provision of...

North-east mayor back on agenda

By Dan Peters | 10 July 2020

Gateshead MBC’s leader has revived hopes of a north-east devolution deal by accepting that an ele...

Call for exercise boom to continue

By Dan Peters | 08 July 2020

Paralympian champion Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has made a rallying call for the exercise boom ...

Watchdog head in 'bankruptcy' warning

By Dan Peters | 07 July 2020

The head of Parliament’s financial watchdog has warned that ‘a lot’ of councils remained at risk ...

More burden-sharing than burden-busting

By Dan Peters | 07 July 2020

Last week’s funding announcement was ‘miles away from the Government’s initial vow to support loc...

District warning after £63m handed to counties

By Dan Peters | 06 July 2020

Help for families struggling to put food on the table will be delayed due to ‘needless extra red ...

Government warns queues could be new terror target

By Dan Peters | 06 July 2020

Queue-filled high streets could be a new target for marauding terrorists using a vehicle as a wea...

Concerns raised over scrutiny vacuum

By Dan Peters | 06 July 2020

A charity has expressed worries about councils that are in danger of effectively having no scruti...

Selbie hits back at PHE criticism

By Dan Peters | 06 July 2020

Public Health England’s (PHE) boss has hit back as ministers appear to shift blame onto the organ...