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Barnet to appoint new pension fund

By William Eichler | 12 February 2020

Barnet LBC is expected to approve the appointment of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund to administe...

Council announces £4.4m for 'significantly declined' children's services

By William Eichler | 07 February 2020

Hull City Council has announced a series of measures to improve children’s services after Ofsted ...

Glasgow praised for delivering £500m equal pay claims

By William Eichler | 06 February 2020

Scotland’s local authority watchdog has praised Glasgow City Council for successfully delivering ...

Blackpool Council announces 75 job losses

By William Eichler | 31 January 2020

Blackpool Council has announced that its new budget proposals will result in 75 job losses as it ...

Scottish councils sign £700m contract to 'transform waste'

By William Eichler | 16 January 2020

Five Scottish councils have signed a contract that will divert up to 190,000 tonnes of black bag ...

Council vows to defend local plan

By William Eichler | 09 January 2020

Sevenoaks DC has vowed not to withdraw its draft local plan despite continued pressure from the p...

Wakefield council 'overcharging' cabbies, court rules

By William Eichler | 12 December 2019

A court has ruled that Wakefield council were overcharging local taxi drivers for a license to tr...

Council's homelessness service suffers 'serious weaknesses'

By William Eichler | 09 December 2019

A housing regulator has launched an inquiry to investigate ‘serious weaknesses’ in Glasgow City C...

Major parties 'fall short' on social care funding commitments

By William Eichler | 04 December 2019

None of the three major parties have pledged enough in social care funding to fix the ongoing cri...

'Greta Effect' puts climate change on local agenda

By William Eichler | 02 December 2019

Urban council leaders and elected mayors now rank the climate emergency among the most important ...