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Oflog chair 'aware of the systemic pressures'

By Martin Ford | 05 January 2024

Chair of the Office for Local Government (Oflog), Lord Morse, has said he wants to ‘set the recor...

Councils mobilise to tackle Storm Henk flooding

By Martin Ford | 05 January 2024

Nottinghamshire CC has declared a major incident as the county has been hit by near-record levels...

Nottingham commissioners would 'undermine senior officers'

By Martin Ford | 04 January 2024

Nottingham City Council has urged the Government not to send in commissioners to oversee the runn...

Welsh minister backs tax reforms

By Martin Ford | 03 January 2024

One of the candidates to become first minister of Wales has backed reform of council tax.

Guildford and Waverley appoint joint chief executive

By Martin Ford | 03 January 2024

Pedro Wrobel has been appointed as the joint chief executive of Guildford BC and Waverley BC foll...

'A lot to be done' to improve councils' governance

By Martin Ford | 02 January 2024

There is ‘a lot to be done’ to improve management in failing local authorities, the sector watchd...

Council tax freeze to cost £156m

By Martin Ford | 02 January 2024

Scottish councils face a real terms cut of up to £156m next year as a result of the council tax f...

Alarm sounded on cyber threat to local elections

By Martin Ford | 21 December 2023

Ministers have written to councils to warn of attempted foreign interference in next year’s elect...

New nutrient neutrality laws shelved

By Martin Ford | 21 December 2023

Plans to introduce new laws on nutrient neutrality have been shelved by the Government.

Council confirms asylum centre appeal

By Martin Ford | 21 December 2023

West Lindsey DC is to appeal against the dismissal of its judicial review over the Home Office’s ...