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PLANNING

Second homes plan may face legal threat

By Jamie Hailstone | 11 May 2016

Plans to crack down on second homes in St Ives owned by people living outside the area could be c...

WHITEHALL

Calls growing for urgent resettlement of vulnerable kids

By Sam Clayden | 11 May 2016

Whitehall should fast-track the resettlement of at least 300 of the most vulnerable children seek...

New SLI review proposed

By Dan Peters | 11 May 2016

Sector-led improvement will be thrust under the microscope again with an independent review expec...

PAY

Local pay deal roadblock amid Unite warning

By Dan Peters | 11 May 2016

Council chief executives have been warned not to implement the national local government pay deal...

WHITEHALL

Counties' fears 'friction and tension' over reorganisation plans

By Dan Peters | 11 May 2016

Local government reorganisation could mean at least three years of misery for the sector, the cha...

WHITEHALL

Ashford set for funds boost after leisure deal

By Dan Peters | 11 May 2016

Ashford BC will fund the building of a town centre leisure complex to help achieve its long-term ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Meeting will report on Edinburgh's PPP schools 'building scandal'

By Dan Peters | 11 May 2016

An urgent update report on Edinburgh City Council’s public private partnership (PPP) school build...

FINANCE

Councils under pressure to deliver efficiency plans

By Dan Peters | 11 May 2016

Senior finance and policy officers will gather next month to thrash out top tips for councils thi...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Hampshire divided over devolution deals

By Sam Clayden | 11 May 2016

Fractured relationships across Hampshire could worsen further after it emerged a third devolution...

BUSINESS

Buckinghamshire to look at single unitary option

By William Eichler | 10 May 2016

Buckinghamshire CC will explore the possibility of creating a single unitary council in order to ...