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Councils grapple with multi-million pound budget deficits

By Martin Ford | 06 January 2021

Councils are mulling service cuts and council tax rises as they attempt to balance next year's bu...

Four Seasons to be sold

By Martin Ford | 04 January 2021

An auction of care home operator Four Seasons Health Care is being prepared, according to reports.

Councils resist pressure to reopen schools

By Martin Ford | 04 January 2021

Scores of councils have raised concerns over the return of primary school pupils to classrooms am...

Council refuses to put COVID patients in care homes

By Martin Ford | 24 December 2020

Enfield LBC has said it will not comply with requests to look at providing beds for COVID-positiv...

Kent facing days of disruption

By Martin Ford | 23 December 2020

Kent CC is preparing for a Christmas of dealing with the fallout from the closure of the French b...

Urban councils' fears over debt recovery rules

By Martin Ford | 22 December 2020

Urban councils have voiced concern over new rules that could prevent them from recovering council...

Exit pay cap judicial review hearing granted

By Martin Ford | 22 December 2020

A judicial review hearing into the public sector exit pay cap will take place in March.

Redbridge chief announces departure

By Martin Ford | 22 December 2020

Redbridge LBC’s chief executive Andy Donald has announced he is stepping down.

Welsh councils' funding boosted by 3.8%

By Martin Ford | 22 December 2020

Welsh councils’ funding package of £6.3bn next year is ‘as good a settlement as I can offer,’ loc...

COVID-19 impact on council income uncovered

By Martin Ford | 21 December 2020

Spending on car parks fell to 10% of 2019 levels and gyms 20% during the first lockdown.