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Articles by Martin Ford

Hampshire faces £80m budget gap

By Martin Ford | 08 June 2021

A consultation has been opened by Hampshire CC on ways to address a budget shortfall.

Empower councils to lead net zero push

By Martin Ford | 07 June 2021

Councils must be granted powers and funding to help the UK achieve its zero-carbon targets, accor...

Surrey council leader to chair County Councils Network

By Martin Ford | 07 June 2021

Cllr Tim Oliver said recovering from the pandemic, rebuilding economies and tackling climate chan...

Call for powers to use empty properties for homeless families

By Martin Ford | 07 June 2021

The Local Government Association (LGA) wants more powers to make use of empty properties to provi...

Northants commissioners in 'hubris' warning

By Martin Ford | 04 June 2021

Councils have been warned against falling victim to ‘hubris’ in the same manner as Northamptonshi...

Herts CC fended off 16,000 cyber attacks

By Martin Ford | 04 June 2021

Hackers targeted Hertfordshire CC almost 200 times per day on average over a three-month period.

Councils to set priorities for First Homes scheme

By Martin Ford | 04 June 2021

Councils will be able to set a ‘local connection test’ to give priority to people such as key wor...

Planning centre of excellence proposed

By Martin Ford | 03 June 2021

The recommendation is part of proposals to improve the planning process in a report by infrastruc...

LGA claims Whitehall 'hampering' Parkrun return

By Martin Ford | 02 June 2021

The Local Government Association has said a ‘lack of communication’ from the Department for Digit...

Thanet facing £700k legal bill

By Martin Ford | 02 June 2021

Cash-strapped Thanet DC is facing legal costs of more than £700,000 as it grapples with disciplin...