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PLANNING

Planning functions 'downgraded' by councils

By William Eichler | 21 June 2018

Planning has been ‘downgraded’ in more than eight out of 10 local authorities, town planners have...

HEALTH

Make social care 'free at the point of need'

By William Eichler | 15 June 2018

Social care should be ‘free at the point of need’ like the NHS, a bold new report into the health...

DEVOLUTION

Northern council chiefs call for devolution of powers to solve 'railway fiasco'

By William Eichler | 11 June 2018

A coalition of northern local government leaders has called for full powers governing the managem...

HOUSING

Council signs joint venture agreement to deliver 500 homes

By William Eichler | 18 April 2018

Hertfordshire CC has signed a joint venture agreement with developers Morgan Sindall Investments ...

COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT

Councils spent £3.8bn on commercial property, study finds

By William Eichler | 12 April 2018

Local authorities spent nearly £4bn on commercial property assets between 2013 and 2017, a new st...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Council uses £3m package to save factory

By William Eichler | 09 April 2018

Luton Council has paid out more than £3m as part of a package to keep car manufacturing in the town.

ENVIRONMENT

Recycling scheme to tackle plastic bottle waste

By William Eichler | 28 March 2018

Environment secretary Michael Gove today announced a new deposit return scheme to increase recycl...

FINANCE

Council employee exploited systems 'failures' to steal £1m

By William Eichler | 22 March 2018

Failures in ‘fundamental controls’ within Dundee City Council’s financial systems allowed a forme...

BUSINESS

Poll reveals support for bringing public services in-house

By William Eichler | 12 March 2018

The public wants to see services brought back in-house as well as an increase in central governme...

CRIME

Council leaders call for 'minimum' £30,000 fine for rogue landlords

By William Eichler | 23 February 2018

Rogue landlords who commit serious housing offences should be fined a minimum of £30,000, council...

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