Title
PAY
Scottish workers prepare for industrial action
By Dan Peters | 25 April 2022
Thousands of local government workers in Scotland are preparing to take industrial action over pay.
FINANCE
Government unveils £2.6bn UK Shared Prosperity Fund
By Martin Ford | 13 April 2022
The Scottish and Welsh Governments say they have been short-changed by the UK Shared Prosperity F...
FINANCE
Town halls must find more cash for wages
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Paul Marinko | 06 April 2022
Councils have been warned they will have to find more in their budgets to fund the sector’s incre...
PAY
EXCLUSIVE: Week-long strike over pay to hit sector
By Dan Peters | 08 March 2022
Council workers are expected to strike for a week this month in the first coordinated industrial ...
FINANCE
Challenging financial future for Northern Irish councils
By Martin Ford | 21 December 2021
Northern Ireland’s financial watchdog has warned of challenging years ahead for the region’s coun...
SOLACE
Northern Irish councils in devolution call
By Martin Ford | 24 November 2021
The sector is pressing for increased powers to help the country to recover from the COVID-19 pand...
PLANNING
Northern Ireland's big redesign moment
By Ed Baker | 17 November 2021
Central and local government have come together in Northern Ireland to transform the planning sys...
COUNCILLORS
Minister eyes council intervention
By Chris Mahony | 02 November 2021
The Northern Ireland communities minister has said she will not hesitate to intervene in troubled...
PLANNING
Ombudsman launches planning probe
By Dan Peters | 01 November 2021
The Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman has launched an investigation into how a council d...
PAY
EXCLUSIVE: Employers dig in as they refuse to reopen pay talks
By Dan Peters | 19 October 2021
Council employers have dug in to defend their ‘full and final’ pay offer despite warnings that mo...
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