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FINANCE

Finance warning over schools shift

By Jamie Hailstone | 09 January 2017

Plans to take schools out of local authority control in Scotland could ‘expose them to great fina...

FINANCE

Pressure pushes Holyrood into schools funding U-turn

By William Eichler | 16 December 2016

Pressure from local government has pushed Holyrood into a major U-turn on plans to grab £100m of ...

FINANCE

Concerned watchdog in warning over council's savings plan

By Dan Peters | 15 December 2016

East Dunbartonshire Council needs to do a lot more to save the £28m it needs to over the next thr...

DEVOLUTION

Dugdale: Reverse attack on local democracy

By Sam Clayden | 07 December 2016

The Scottish Labour leader has outlined radical plans to reshape the UK into a federal state and ...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Tinlin to retire next year

06 December 2016

Southend Council chief executive Rob Tinlin has announced plans to retire in March 2017.

FINANCE

Funding reductions force 7,000 job cuts

By Laura Sharman | 05 December 2016

Scottish councils have been forced to cut 7,000 jobs in the past year due to £350m funding cuts, ...

WHITEHALL

Scots councils demand more powers

By Jamie Hailstone | 29 November 2016

Councils in Scotland have urged Holyrood to devolve more powers following an intervention by the ...

FINANCE

Audit warning over Scottish councils

By Jamie Hailstone | 29 November 2016

Auditors have warned ‘significant challenges lie ahead’ for Scottish local authorities trying to ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Autumn Statement: Devolution remains 'at heart' of government approach

By Dan Peters | 23 November 2016

Devolution remains ‘at the heart’ of the Government’s approach to supporting local growth, chance...

BUSINESS

Interserve dropped after failure to deliver

By Jamie Hailstone | 23 November 2016

Interserve has been sacked from a major city waste project after ‘repeatedly’ failing to meet del...

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