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Core offer still leaves £33m deficit

By Dan Peters | 05 November 2018

East Sussex CC’s chief executive Becky Shaw has laid out a ‘core offer’ that could risk the counc...

NHS pay rise will 'undermine' integration

By Dan Peters | 05 November 2018

Efforts to integrate health and care services will be undermined if some staff are awarded a pay ...

Council buys retail park for £53m

By Dan Peters | 02 November 2018

Croydon LBC has completed the £53m purchase of another freehold site in the borough to provide ad...

Homelessness advice requests rocket under new law

By Dan Peters | 01 November 2018

More than half of district councils have reported an increase in requests for homelessness advice...

New ethics guidance for under-pressure officers

By Dan Peters | 01 November 2018

The organisation representing council finance officers has updated its ethics guidance as the pre...

Region 'thrilled' to host Channel 4's new headquarters

By William Eichler | 01 November 2018

Regional leaders have expressed their delight that Channel 4 has chosen Leeds to be the home of i...

EXCLUSIVE: Councillors silenced on secret fiscal devolution report

By Dan Peters | 31 October 2018

Senior councillors have been warned not to talk about a secret Local Government Association (LGA)...

EXCLUSIVE: No-deal Brexit disruption warning

By Dan Peters | 31 October 2018

Local authorities have been warned to prepare for up to three months of disruption in the event o...

Budget 2018: Lifting of cap could lead to £15bn extra debt

By Chris Ames | 30 October 2018

The abolition of the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) borrowing cap in this week’s Budget could enab...

Three-year wait for auditor sign off

By Mike Yuille | 30 October 2018

Two councils have failed to have their annual accounts signed off by auditors for the third year ...