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Falkirk to develop pioneering poverty project

By Martin Ford | 01 February 2019

A tool to help tackle poverty is being developed by Falkirk Council and IT firm thinkWhere.

Outsourcers back new recycling funding model

By Martin Ford | 01 February 2019

Outsourcing giants have backed moves to force manufacturers to pay the costs of recycling their p...

Business rates inquiry launched by MPs

By Martin Ford | 01 February 2019

MPs are to look at alternatives to business rates as part of an inquiry.

Lancaster announces interim chief

By Martin Ford | 01 February 2019

Lancaster City Council’s assistant chief executive will step up to head the authority’s officers ...

Tax reforms and £90m secured in Scottish budget deal

By Martin Ford | 31 January 2019

A £90m windfall for local authorities and moves to reform council tax have been pledged by the Sc...

Northampton undervalued housing stock by £86m

By Martin Ford | 31 January 2019

Northampton BC undervalued its housing stock by £86.7m, contributing to a delay of more than a ye...

Health secretary seeking cross-party support for care funding

By Martin Ford | 30 January 2019

A range of funding options will be laid out in the adult social care Green Paper in a bid to find...

Doubt over New Homes Bonus payments

By Martin Ford | 29 January 2019

A minister has refused to guarantee that £500m of New Homes Bonus payments due to councils will b...

DCN chairman calls for end to 'public rows'

By Martin Ford | 29 January 2019

District councils have been warned against engaging in ‘bust ups in the press’ over the fair fund...

Scottish budget defeat looms

By Martin Ford | 28 January 2019

The Scottish National Party is facing defeat over its budget this week after a row over local gov...