Title
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Government rejects sector's Oflog concerns
By Dan Peters | 04 September 2023
The Government has rejected council concerns about key Oflog metrics that have been labelled ‘mis...
FINANCE
Middlesbrough agrees to independent improvement advisory board
By Dan Peters | 04 September 2023
Middlesbrough Council has agreed to have an independent improvement advisory board for a year fro...
HOUSING
The stats don't lie: we need a plan to tackle the affordable housing crisis
By Cllr Hannah Dalton | 04 September 2023
Urgent action is needed to give councils the financial firepower to drive a significant increase ...
FINANCE
Housing: we need national fixes for a national problem
By Nick Eveleigh | 04 September 2023
Chief executive officer at Chelmsford City Council Nick Eveleigh explains why the housing crisis ...
FINANCE
South East Councils to consider devolution of vehicle excise duty
By Dan Peters | 01 September 2023
The devolution of vehicle excise duty (VED) will be among the options expected to be considered b...
FINANCE
Thurrock in U-turn over pay rise
By Martin Ford | 31 August 2023
Councillors at debt-ridden Thurrock Council have been forced into a U-turn after refusing to sanc...
FINANCE
Somerset in section 114 warning
By Martin Ford | 31 August 2023
Somerset Council is the latest authority to raise the prospect of a possible section 114 notice.
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Town hall resilience data to be increased
30 August 2023
Data showing the financial resilience of councils is to be beefed up in the face of failures, fin...
FINANCE
Plymouth reaches impasse with auditor
By Martin Ford | 30 August 2023
Auditors could issue a qualified opinion on Plymouth City Council’s accounts after questioning it...
INFRASTRUCTURE
Councils to collaborate on funding bids
By Martin Ford | 30 August 2023
Four councils on the English and Welsh border have proposed a partnership to collaborate on futur...
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