Articles by William Eichler
Staff offered support after mayor's arrest
By William Eichler | 07 April 2025
West of England Combined Authority staff have been offered support after mayor Dan Norris was arr...
Six-figure salaries defended
By William Eichler | 01 April 2025
Council leaders have defended local government salaries exceeding six figures, arguing they were ...
Birmingham declares 'major incident' over bin strikes
By William Eichler | 01 April 2025
Birmingham City Council has declared a major incident to address the impact of long-running bin s...
County clashes with districts over reorganisation engagement
By Dan Peters | 31 March 2025
Surrey CC has accused its district and borough councils of publishing a ‘purposefully biased’ and...
Cladding safety tax delayed one year
By William Eichler | 26 March 2025
A tax to fund the removal of unsafe cladding from homes has been delayed one year over fears it m...
Affordable housing gets £2bn funding boost
By William Eichler | 25 March 2025
The Government has announced £2bn in funding aimed at delivering up to 18,000 new social and affo...
Great British Energy announces £10m for metro mayors
By William Eichler | 24 March 2025
Metro mayors are set to benefit from a £10m funding boost from Great British Energy aimed at supp...
PM tells councils to 'get on with the job' of fixing potholes
By William Eichler | 24 March 2025
Councils across the country will be required to publish annual progress reports on what they are ...
Council chiefs warn chancellor of 'devastating' financial pressures
By William Eichler | 24 March 2025
Nearly three quarters of local authorities in England have warned it will be very or fairly diffi...
Government 'appears complacent' over tackling cladding crisis
By William Eichler | 21 March 2025
The Government ‘appears complacent’ about the fact that there is insufficient capacity and skills...
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