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'No quick fixes' after watchdog criticism

By Dan Peters | 21 April 2020

Bristol City Council admitted there were ‘no quick fixes’ as it published a written statement of ...

Families urged to hold funerals amid delay requests

By Dan Peters | 20 April 2020

Councils have had to push for funerals to take place after some grieving families requested delay...

Councils urged to think about economic recovery

By Dan Peters | 20 April 2020

Councils have been urged to start thinking about the economic recovery from coronavirus after hig...

Councils urged to help struggling care providers

By Dan Peters | 20 April 2020

Care minister Helen Whately has urged local authorities to use government funding to help any pro...

Subsidiary wins framework place

By Dan Peters | 20 April 2020

EDAROTH is to provide end-to-end development solutions across north and mid Wales as part of a £1...

Audit scale fees frozen

By Dan Peters | 20 April 2020

Audit scale fees for 2020/21 have been frozen though there could still be rises for individual co...

Hundreds of councils submit financial impact data

By Dan Peters | 20 April 2020

More than 300 local authorities have submitted information about the financial pressures they are...

Council airport owners hit by crisis

By Dan Peters | 20 April 2020

Local authorities that own airports have had their income slashed after the aviation sector crashed.

Call for lifting of immigration rules

By Dan Peters | 20 April 2020

Council leaders in England, Scotland and Wales have called for a temporary lifting of the immigra...

Chief executive payment decisions 'not lawful'

By Dan Peters | 17 April 2020

‘Proper procedures’ were not followed and decisions to make payments to a council chief executive...