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Leader's U-turn over chief executive review

By Dan Peters | 17 November 2017

Slough Council’s under-pressure leader has been forced into an embarrassing climb-down after he a...

Cabinet faces vote of no confidence over finances

By Dan Peters | 17 November 2017

Northamptonshire CC’s Conservative cabinet faces a vote of no confidence next week over the counc...

Council urged to maintain savings momentum

By Dan Peters | 17 November 2017

Auditors have urged East Dunbartonshire Council to maintain momentum as it tries to save the £28m...

Counties and districts clash over new report

By Dan Peters | 17 November 2017

A war of words has broken out between the two tiers of English local government after a report sa...

Further delays for social care green paper

By Dan Peters | 16 November 2017

The Government has further delayed its green paper on care and support for older people until sum...

Javid threatens intervention over local plans

By Dan Peters | 16 November 2017

The communities secretary has praised the sector’s role in housing delivery but threatened interv...

Treasury windfall from council pay rise

By Dan Peters | 16 November 2017

The Treasury would save 39% of the cost of awarding council workers the pay rise called for in th...

Council flogs land to raise £1m

By Dan Peters | 15 November 2017

Swansea City & CC has sold a former school site, its old transport depot and two acres of land to...

MP intervenes in Local Plan

By Dan Peters | 15 November 2017

Stevenage BC has today expressed its disappointment after an intervention from its MP put its dra...

MP attacks 'merger most foul'

By Dan Peters | 15 November 2017

A MP has vowed to stop plans to create a super-district, labelling it a ‘merger most foul’.