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Birmingham bin strike suspended

By Dan Peters | 14 August 2017

The bin strike that has hit Birmingham City Council has been suspended.

Care directors' warning after record bed blocking figures

By Dan Peters | 11 August 2017

Council directors have issued fresh warnings after a record proportion of delayed transfers of ca...

Grenfell taskforce attempts to address independence concerns

By Dan Peters | 10 August 2017

Ministers have stressed the independence of the Government-appointed team that will support Kensi...

Newcastle chief's warning after convictions

By Dan Peters | 09 August 2017

The chief executive of Newcastle City Council has warned other areas face similar issues after 18...

Connecting communities with their local authority

By Dan Peters | 09 August 2017

Dan Peters reports from a round table held at this year’s Local Government Association conference...

CIPFA set to target CAs

By Dan Peters | 09 August 2017

The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) is expected to focus on combine...

Kirklees under 'unprecedented' pressure over £54m shortfall

By Dan Peters | 09 August 2017

Kirklees MBC ‘continues to face significant financial challenges’ even after raiding £23m from it...

Rental boost revealed as homelessness rises

By Dan Peters | 03 August 2017

The Government has announced further plans to boost the private rental sector and tackle affordab...

Derbyshire chief is axed to save money

By Dan Peters | 02 August 2017

Derbyshire CC has axed the chief executive role and will reduce the size of its top management te...

Scots warned over health and social care strategy

By Dan Peters | 02 August 2017

Scottish councils do not have the funding needed for health and social care integration, the Char...