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Paul Marinko

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Future Forum North: Newcastle chief emphasises growing population to economic growth

By Paul Marinko | 04 December 2025

Newcastle City Council’s chief executive has emphasised the importance of growing a region’s popu...

EXCLUSIVE: Tower Hamlets improving but risk of 'optimism bias'

By Paul Marinko | 04 December 2025

Tower Hamlets LBC has improved and continues to show ‘strong financial management’ but a tendency...

Harnessing defence in Hunts

By Paul Marinko | 03 December 2025

As Huntingdonshire grapples with reorganisation, the district council is working hard to ensure u...

Unions submit joint pay claim

By Paul Marinko | 01 December 2025

Unions have submitted a call for a pay rise of at least £3,000 from local government employers fo...

Hertfordshire cabinets defy full council on reorganisation

By Paul Marinko | 01 December 2025

A trio of Hertfordshire districts have submitted reorganisation proposals that defy the decisions...

Budget: Councils to be impacted by minimum wage and threshold freeze

By Paul Marinko | 26 November 2025

Councils, along with other employers, will be impacted by the chancellor’s decision to increase t...

Lambeth to house more families out of area

By Paul Marinko | 24 November 2025

Lambeth LBC is proposing to house more people further out of the borough as housing pressures in ...

Devo Bill amendments to protect councillors' addresses

By Paul Marinko | 24 November 2025

Ministers have acted upon Conservative calls to table amendments to the Devo Bill so councillors’...

Greater Manchester unveils groundbreaking financing scheme

By Paul Marinko | 20 November 2025

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) will today (Thursday) launch a new £1bn public finan...