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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...

LGA warns councils could face Section 114s 'within weeks'

By Dan Peters | 17 April 2020

Coronavirus-led demand pressures and a loss of income risk combining to push councils towards fin...

EXCLUSIVE: Government league table plan causes fury

By Dan Peters | 17 April 2020

Plans to publish a league table of how quickly councils are doling out grants to help businesses ...

Council launches judicial review over local plan

By Dan Peters | 17 April 2020

Sevenoaks DC has begun judicial review proceedings after the Government’s planning inspector refu...

Cladding remediation work to pick up pace

By Dan Peters | 16 April 2020

Vital building safety work to replace unsafe cladding on high-rise buildings that had ‘significan...

Jenrick moves to ease cash flow pressures

By Dan Peters | 16 April 2020

New measures to help ease immediate financial pressures faced by councils in England due to the c...

More PPE promised for social care

By Dan Peters | 15 April 2020

Health secretary Matt Hancock has promised to increase supplies of personal protective equipment ...