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FINANCE

Surrey CC plans full 2.99% council tax hike

By Heather Jameson | 22 January 2019

Financially troubled Surrey CC has outlined plans to raise council tax by the maximum 2.99%.

SOLACE

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away

21 January 2019

Some Star Wars fans don’t need a hyperdrive to help them speed through writing briefings and repo...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Tributes to Bournemouth MD ahead of redundancy

By Martin Ford | 21 January 2019

Bournemouth BC’s managing director Jane Portman has been made redundant ahead of April’s reorgani...

FINANCE

Met councils' chair says proposed changes to funding formula 'grossly unfair'

By Ann McGauran | 21 January 2019

The chair of the Special Interest Group of Metropolitan Authorities (SIGOMA)  has written to Jame...

FINANCE

Projected overspend more than triples

By Chris Mahony | 21 January 2019

The projected overspend facing Highland Council’s care, learning and housing department more than...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Doncaster brought in to review Herefordshire children's services

By Martin Ford | 21 January 2019

Doncaster MBC will review Herefordshire Council’s children’s services following heavy criticism f...

CRIME

Crime prevention budgets slashed

By William Eichler | 21 January 2019

Crime prevention budgets have been cut by more than a half since 2010, an analysis from Labour ha...

HEALTH

Think-tank: Give councils powers of abolished DWP

By Chris Mahony | 21 January 2019

Councils and their health and education partners should be handed responsibility for supporting ‘...

FINANCE

Northern LGPS appoints Wirral councillor as chair

By Martin Ford | 21 January 2019

Northern LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme) has appointed Cllr Paul Doughty as its new chair.

WHITEHALL

Buckinghamshire districts threaten legal action over unitary plan

By Dan Peters | 21 January 2019

Two Buckinghamshire districts have written to the Government warning they could launch legal proc...

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