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Slough to make £200m capitalisation request

By Martin Ford | 29 July 2021

Slough Council is to ask the Government for a further capitalisation direction worth as much as £...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Pressure mounts over planning reforms

By Martin Ford | 19 July 2021

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

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 ...

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...