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PROCUREMENT

Councils get new powers to hand contracts to local suppliers

By Joe Lepper | 03 December 2025

New powers for councils in England to give lower value contracts to local and UK suppliers come i...

ASYLUM

Epping Forest to appeal Bell Hotel decision despite set back

By Joe Lepper | 03 December 2025

Epping Forest DC is to appeal a High Court injunction to stop the use of a hotel, which has been ...

MAYORS

Mayor bemoans 'wasted' eight years

By Martin Ford | 03 December 2025

West of England mayor Helen Godwin has said the region has been held back by her predecessors in ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Top table call for IT leads

By Joe Lepper | 03 December 2025

Council IT leads need a ‘seat at the top table’ to ensure local government reorganisation is not ...

DIGITAL

Data copied in cyber attack

By Martin Ford | 02 December 2025

A data breach occurred during a cyber attack that has affected services at three authorities in L...

INTERVENTION

Strikes 'delaying' Birmingham's financial recovery

By Martin Ford | 02 December 2025

Ongoing strikes by bin workers at Birmingham City Council have held back efforts to recover from ...

HR

Sector uncertainty of employment rights Bill

By Paul Marinko | 02 December 2025

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Council chief executive suspended

By Martin Ford | 01 December 2025

James Binks has been suspended from his role as chief executive of Rochdale MBC, the authority ha...

PEOPLE

Studdert departs New Local for No10

By Heather Jameson | 01 December 2025

The chief executive of local government think-tank New Local has been appointed as special advise...

PEOPLE

Warrington proposes tax hike above 5% cap

By Martin Ford | 01 December 2025

Warrington BC is proposing to raise council tax above the 5% referendum cap next year as it attem...