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CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Councils appoint joint chief executive

By Martin Ford | 29 July 2021

Jonathan Stephenson will take on the role at Brentwood BC and Rochford DC for an initial six mont...

LEGAL

District cancels 700 court summonses

By Martin Ford | 28 July 2021

Harborough DC has apologised to residents after issuing hundreds of court summonses for unpaid co...

FINANCE

Dorset to grapple with £8m budget gap

By Martin Ford | 28 July 2021

Overspends in care services have left Dorset Council facing a budget gap totalling £8.3m by the e...

COVID

Councils start to bring staff back to office

By Martin Ford | 21 July 2021

Councils have begun the process of bringing home-working staff back into offices as COVID-19 rest...

FINANCE

No pay-out for suspended director

By Dan Peters and Martin Ford | 21 July 2021

Croydon LBC’s suspended executive director of place has resigned with no pay-out, The MJ understa...

FINANCE

Walsall's £29m savings plan suffers delays

By Martin Ford | 20 July 2021

The council’s flagship £28.9m savings programme has been hit by delays as COVID-19 continues to t...

PLANNING

Pressure mounts over planning reforms

By Martin Ford | 19 July 2021

Conservative councillors have bolstered the growing numbers opposing the Government’s planning re...

FINANCE

Lancashire rules out city of culture bid

By Martin Ford | 19 July 2021

The council has resisted pressure to back the county’s bid to become the next city of culture in ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Freeports threaten to 'undermine devolution'

By Martin Ford | 16 July 2021

Devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales have raised concerns they are being sidelined by t...

HOUSING

Scottish councils receive £3bn housing grant

By Martin Ford | 16 July 2021

Local authorities in Scotland are to share more than £3bn of funding in a bid to increase the del...

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