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Cost of care driving complaints

By Martin Ford | 11 October 2022

Cost pressures are increasingly being cited in complaints about adult care services, a sector wat...

Wirral to seek Government help

By Martin Ford | 11 October 2022

Councillors at Labour-led Wirral MBC have voted to approach the Government for financial support ...

New chief executive for Reading

By Martin Ford | 11 October 2022

Jackie Yates has been recommended as the new permanent chief executive at Reading Council.

Workload warning over voting pilots

By Martin Ford | 11 October 2022

Proposals to introduce automatic voter registration in Wales could cause confusion and add to alr...

Rough road for levelling up

By Martin Ford | 10 October 2022

Time is of the essence, with only 18 months left for the Conservative Government to deliver, its ...

EXCLUSIVE: Betts urges councils to ramp up housing enforcement

By Martin Ford | 10 October 2022

Councils have been urged to increase enforcement of standards in rented housing.

'Ridiculous' LGA language guide withdrawn

By Martin Ford | 10 October 2022

An ‘inclusive language guide’ pushed out by the Local Government Association (LGA) has been rapid...

Council to make 'radical change' to budgeting

By Martin Ford | 10 October 2022

A ‘radical change’ to Shropshire Council’s past ‘passive’ approach to finances is required, accor...

Borough chief announces departure

By Martin Ford | 10 October 2022

Rossendale BC has confirmed chief executive Neil Shaw is to leave after almost three years at the...

One in six English councils 'could run out of money'

By Martin Ford | 06 October 2022

The report by Grant Thornton comes as more councils have reported multi-million pound in-year ove...