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Business rates 'tweaks' not enough - CBI

By Martin Ford | 09 May 2019

Industry leaders have called on politicians to look at overhauling the system of business rates.

Children's services chief challenges SEND plans threshold

By Martin Ford | 08 May 2019

A children’s services director has suggested too many children are being assessed for special edu...

MPs criticise council chiefs for 'stonewalling' select committee

By Martin Ford | 08 May 2019

The chief executives of two councils have been accused of showing a ‘lack of leadership’ for not ...

Delivering on the cities challenge

By Martin Ford | 08 May 2019

Cities face the huge task of boosting their economies and creating places where all can thrive po...

Councils treated as 'spectators' in Universal Credit rollout

By Martin Ford | 07 May 2019

A council that has uncovered hundreds of thousands of pounds of Universal Credit (UC) over and un...

MPs express 'sympathy' over Ombudsman's funding plea

By Martin Ford | 03 May 2019

MPs have backed calls to boost funding for the stretched Local Government and Social Care Ombudsm...

Aberdeen breached procurement laws, audit finds

By Martin Ford | 03 May 2019

A city council breached procurement laws and may have spent public money on contracts without pro...

Gateshead e-voting trial declared a success

By Martin Ford | 03 May 2019

The tradition of dozens of volunteers gathering in town halls and leisure centres to count ballot...

Carmarthenshire announces new chief executive

By Martin Ford | 02 May 2019

Wendy Walters will take up the mantle following the retirement of current chief executive Mark Ja...

New Blackburn with Darwen chief takes inspiration from predecessor

By Martin Ford | 02 May 2019

Denise Park has started her new role as Blackburn with Darwen BC’s chief executive.