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Income gap widest in deprived areas

By Martin Ford | 25 May 2021

The Office for National Statistics found the most deprived council areas have the biggest dispari...

COVID-19 travel advice a 'recipe for confusion'

By Martin Ford | 25 May 2021

Councils say they were left in the dark over Government advice warning against travelling to area...

Council's Grenfell recovery costs top £400m

By Martin Ford | 24 May 2021

Kensington and Chelsea LBC has spent more than £400m in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster.

Council companies lose £600k

By Martin Ford | 21 May 2021

North Yorkshire CC’s commercial ventures are facing a loss of more than £600,000 following a year...

Computer glitch held back local contact tracing

By Martin Ford | 21 May 2021

Software error in the national system has delayed councils in tracing hundreds of potential COVID...

Jenrick questions 'confusing' reorganisation poll

By Martin Ford | 21 May 2021

Voting is underway in a postal ballot organised by district councils on competing unitary authori...

MPs sceptical over council audit shakeup

By Martin Ford | 20 May 2021

The influential Public Accounts Committee quizzed mandarins over the new powers given to the Audi...

'Alarming' rise in child poverty in North East

By Martin Ford | 19 May 2021

Research has found the top 10 local authority areas with the greatest increase in child poverty w...

Nottinghamshire pressed to abandon reorganisation

By Martin Ford | 19 May 2021

A motion will be tabled at Nottinghamshire CC calling for reorganisation proposals to be dropped

Council leader warns of local lockdown 'unrest'

By Martin Ford | 19 May 2021

The leader of Bolton MBC has warned of the possible consequences should local lockdowns return.