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High Court to hear four exit pay cap legal challenges

By Martin Ford | 08 January 2021

Another trade union has been granted permission to challenge the public sector exit pay cap at th...

Council defies government by closing nurseries

By Martin Ford | 08 January 2021

A council has closed all of its nurseries to prevent the spread of COVID-19 despite the Governmen...

Hackney insources cleaning services

By Martin Ford | 07 January 2021

More than 100 cleaning staff have been brought in-house by Hackney LBC as part of a wider drive t...

Intervention threat over 'unwise' investments

By Martin Ford | 07 January 2021

Councils have been warned the Government will intervene if they rely too much on commercial inves...

London boroughs call for closure of religious sites

By Martin Ford | 07 January 2021

Council leaders in London have called for the closure of places of worship for communal services ...

Call for 'urgent clarity' on elections

By Martin Ford | 06 January 2021

Speculation over whether local elections will take place in May as scheduled has been labelled ‘u...

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...