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FINANCE
Scots councils angry after Sturgeon snub
By Paul Marinko | 11 January 2022
Scottish councils have reacted angrily after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon refused to meet them ...
WHITEHALL
Levelling up funding failing to focus on social issues, finds research
By Paul Marinko | 11 January 2022
Government levelling up funding is failing to focus on social issues and misses targetting crucia...
SOCIAL CARE
Complaints procedures 'marginalised' by councils
By Martin Ford | 11 January 2022
Local government ombudsman Michael King has raised concerns about how councils handle complaints.
FINANCE
Council finances fared better than expected in COVID crisis, says IFS
11 January 2022
The cost of COVID for councils has been far less than expected, research from the Institute for F...
WHITEHALL
Gove reveals new cladding plan
By Paul Marinko | 10 January 2022
Michael Gove has vowed to use the law or increase taxes on developers if they refuse to pay for t...
FINANCE
Wirral faces £27m budget gap
By Martin Ford | 10 January 2022
The council said it was time to ‘make the changes that have been put off for too many years’ foll...
PLANNING
Fund planners to solve housing crisis - Lords
By Martin Ford | 07 January 2022
Peers have said council planning departments must be better resourced to prevent an ‘emerging cri...
FINANCE
Council pays out damages over 'vendetta' claim
By Martin Ford | 07 January 2022
A settlement has been agreed following 20 years of legal disputes with now-defunct East Northampt...
EMERGENCY PLANNING
Major incidents declared over COVID
By Martin Ford | 07 January 2022
Local resilience forums covering Northamptonshire, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent made the anno...
HEALTH
Essex CC's levelling up plans 'genuinely trailblazing'
By Ann McGauran | 06 January 2022
Essex CC’s strategy and initiatives for levelling up across the county were praised today as ‘gen...
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