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FINANCE

Tories fear financial threat of local-central 'disconnect'

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016

Essex CC’s Tory leader has led the way for a potential Conservative local government revolt after...

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Devo 'may fragment authorities' credit criteria'

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016

Fiscal devolution could lead to a ‘fragmentation’ of local authority credit rating, lending crite...

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Plan to deliver 400 new homes by 2020

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016

A remodelling of Wolverhampton City Council’s 30-year business plan for its housing revenue accou...

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Call for more oversight over local government finance

By Dan Peters | 12 January 2016

Concerns have been raised with a group of MPs about the lack of ‘independent comprehensive oversi...

FINANCE

'Alarmed' Tory leader pens letter to Cameron

By Dan Peters | 08 January 2016

A Tory council leader has launched a blistering attack on the ‘poorly handled’ local government f...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Council leader welcomes £2m government steel funding

By Dan Peters | 07 January 2016

Almost £2m of government funding will be made available to support those affected by the restruct...

HEALTH

Call for cross-party health and social care commission

By Dan Peters | 06 January 2016

A cross-party commission to review future funding and structure of health and social care service...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Chief executive praised despite inadequate rating

By Dan Peters | 05 January 2016

Children’s services at Torbay Council have been graded inadequate by Ofsted in a report published...

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Council leader sceptical about flooding help

By Dan Peters | 05 January 2016

The leader of a flooding-hit West Yorkshire council has blamed a media-attention divide between n...

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D2N2 devolution rebranded as North Midlands

By Dan Peters | 05 January 2016

North Midlands leaders have urged ministers to sign up to a devolution deal as they publish their...

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