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William Eichler

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Chancellor announces £2bn to prepare for no-deal Brexit

By William Eichler | 01 August 2019

Chancellor Sajid Javid has announced a cash boost of up to £2.1bn in order to prepare the UK for ...

Prevention Green Paper blasted as 'shopping list of half-complete ideas'

By William Eichler | 23 July 2019

Local authority leaders have criticised the Government’s prevention Green Paper as a ‘missed oppo...

Javid announces public health duty to tackle violent crime

By William Eichler | 15 July 2019

Home secretary Sajid Javid has announced a new legal duty that will require local authorities to ...

LEPs 'lack transparency' despite receiving £12bn of Government funding

By William Eichler | 05 July 2019

The Government has ‘no real understanding’ of the impact of the £12bn Local Growth Fund, MPs said...

Council chiefs warn of 'children's mental health crisis'

By William Eichler | 01 July 2019

Local authority leaders have warned that social services are seeing more than 560 cases of childr...

Councils build 'highest number' of houses since 1990

By William Eichler | 25 June 2019

More than 13,000 new homes were delivered by local authorities last year, town planners have calc...

Council makes 'radical move' to buy town centre

By William Eichler | 24 May 2019

Knowsley MBC has made an offer to buy Kirkby town centre in what it describes as a ‘radical move’.

EU citizens 'denied' vote in European elections

By William Eichler | 24 May 2019

EU citizens living in the UK complained of having their right to vote for an MEP ‘denied’.

Hull commits £2m to improve 'inadequate' children's services

By William Eichler | 20 May 2019

Hull City Council has promised to ‘accelerate’ its improvement plans and invest an extra £2m into...

Coventry ordered to implement clean air zone

By William Eichler | 17 May 2019

Coventry City Council has accused the Government of using ‘heavy handed’ tactics after it was ord...