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'Wall of silence' blocking county devo

By Dan Peters | 16 August 2017

Councils covering areas outside cities have been left frustrated after being met by a ‘wall of si...

Action plan after Derby rapped over delayed accounts

By Dan Peters | 16 August 2017

Derby City Council has drawn up an action plan after being scolded by its auditor for delays to i...

Council approves stadium loan

By Dan Peters | 16 August 2017

Salford City Council has approved a £630,000 loan to the home stadium of its main rugby league an...

Corbyn promises to tackle housing crisis

By Dan Peters | 15 August 2017

Jeremy Corbyn has promised that the next Labour government would tackle the housing crisis during...

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...