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Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran

Jonathan Werran is head of news at Localis

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Clare Marchant confirmed as Worcestershire CC chief

By Jonathan Werran | 13 February 2014

Worcestershire CC has appointed serving assistant chief executive Clare Marchant to the county’s ...

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Police to investigate Welsh LGPS opt-out payments

By Jonathan Werran | 13 February 2014

Dyfed Powys Police has ordered an investigation into two Welsh councils for making unlawful cash ...

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Floods crisis could trigger council tax polls

By Jonathan Werran | 13 February 2014

The Local Audit and Accountability Act could trigger local council tax referendums in the afterma...

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Somerset CC suspends council tax for flood victims

By Jonathan Werran | 13 February 2014

Somerset CC announces flood victims to be exempt from paying the county council part of council t...

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Essex freezes while Surrey increases council tax

By Jonathan Werran | 12 February 2014

Essex CC rescinds option to increase council tax due to higher tax yields - while Surrey CC dodge...

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South West in plea to restore rail lines

By Jonathan Werran | 12 February 2014

Council chiefs from across the South West peninsula have written to the prime minister seeking ur...

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Committee highlights slow progress in joining-up services

By Jonathan Werran | 12 February 2014

Progress with integrating health and care services not sufficient to meet demand or improve quali...

Inside View: Collaborating in communications

By Jonathan Werran | 11 February 2014

This column frequently charts the ups and downs of local government’s sometimes fractious relatio...

FINANCE

Auditor: Bonfire of quangos on track to deliver savings

By Jonathan Werran | 11 February 2014

The coalition’s Bonfire of the Quangos is on track, spending watchdogs have reported.

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Rise of the not-so-odd couple

By Jonathan Werran | 11 February 2014

Havering and Newham LBCs will launch ‘One Source’ in April as one of local government’s most ambi...

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