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DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK

Making the wrong grade

03 February 2021

Talking of Lord Porter, Diary expects the lockdown has created its fair share of unusual haircuts...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils propose 'super-district'

By Martin Ford | 02 February 2021

Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick DCs have revealed proposals to merge by 2024.

CLIMATE CHANGE

Flood recovery funding calls rejected

By Martin Ford | 02 February 2021

The Government has ruled out releasing national funds for flood recovery in the wake of Storm Chr...

WHITEHALL

Opinion split over election date

By Dan Peters | 02 February 2021

Concerned council chief executives have continued to express safety fears about holding elections...

FINANCE

Extremist fears over vaccine myths

By Dan Peters | 02 February 2021

Far-right extremists are feared to be behind the circulation of coronavirus vaccine myths on soci...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Heseltine highlights devolution 'botch'

By Martin Ford | 02 February 2021

The former deputy Prime Minister claimed the deals process had curbed ambitions in Cornwall and N...

FINANCE

Croydon: There is 'no alternative' to capitalisation

By Heather Jameson | 02 February 2021

There is ‘no credible alternative’ to capitalisation in a bid to rescue Croydon LBC’s finances, a...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Calls for self-isolation pay extension rejected

By Martin Ford | 01 February 2021

The Government has knocked back calls from councils to extend payments to people forced to self-i...

WHITEHALL

Councils submit latest financial data

By Dan Peters | 01 February 2021

Councils have submitted their ninth data return on the pandemic-related pressures facing their fi...

BUSINESS

Council business park remains offshore

By Dan Peters | 01 February 2021

Labour-run Warrington Council has still not decided whether to bring an out-of-town business park...