Councillors

By Martin Ford | 03 April 2024

Rows over levelling up have dominated the opening clashes as campaigning kicked off for next mont...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA looks to do more to help officers

By Dan Peters | 03 April 2024

The Local Government Association (LGA) is looking to do more to help officers fulfil their roles ...

'Business as usual' for Lancashire councillors despite resignations

By Mark Conrad | 02 April 2024

Councillors in Lancashire have insisted it will be ‘business as usual’ despite 20 resignations in...

COUNCILLORS

He's no chicken

26 March 2024

It’s not every day that you see a councillor wearing a mask – at least not since the pandemic.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Officer-councillor tensions affecting outcomes, review finds

By Mark Conrad | 20 March 2024

‘Clear and obvious tensions’ between Teignbridge DC’s executive and senior leadership team are ‘i...

WHITEHALL

Government 'may have underestimated' mandatory reporting impact

By Mark Conrad | 19 March 2024

The Home Office may have underestimated the additional number of child sexual abuse (CSA) cases w...

FINANCE

Councillors back Greater Lincolnshire devolution deal

By Dan Peters | 15 March 2024

Proposals for a mayoral devolution deal for Greater Lincolnshire have been approved by the three ...

BUSINESS

Leader bullied two senior officers, report finds

By Dan Peters | 15 March 2024

A council leader’s behaviour towards two senior officers amounted to bullying, a report into a co...

FINANCE

'Housing emergency' council calls for Whitehall action

By Mark Conrad | 12 March 2024

A council that recently declared a housing emergency has written to six Whitehall departments, ur...

COUNCILLORS

BCP breaks the glass ceiling

By Cllr Vikki Slade | 06 March 2024

Writing for International Women’s Day, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council’s leader Cllr ...

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