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FINANCE
Rise in children's services spending
By Dan Peters | 28 June 2018
The amount expected to be spent on children’s social care in 2018/19 is up 6.8% or £542m compared...
MJ AWARDS
Front line services take centre stage at MJ Awards 2018
By Michael Burton | 27 June 2018
Blackburn with Darwen Council was named tonight as the Local Authority of the Year at The MJ Loca...
EDUCATION
Scottish minister U-turns on education bill
By Martin Ford | 27 June 2018
The controversial Scottish education bill has been put on hold after a compromise was brokered wi...
FINANCE
COSLA in tourism tax call
By Dan Peters | 27 June 2018
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities’ (COSLA) president today called for more financial p...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Counties call for pre-Spending Review cash injection
By Laura Sharman | 27 June 2018
Nearly one in five county council leaders are ‘not confident’ they can deliver a balanced budget ...
WALES
Tidal lagoon rejection 'bitter pill' for Wales
By Martin Ford | 26 June 2018
An urgent meeting with Welsh secretary Alun Cairns has been demanded by the Welsh Local Governmen...
FINANCE
Finance director in transformation spending warning
By Mark Conrad | 26 June 2018
Reading Council has been warned it has no room for ‘slippage’ in pursuit of savings following con...
FINANCE
Northants commissioners plead for patience
By Mark Conrad | 26 June 2018
Commissioners appointed to stabilise Northamptonshire CC this week asked for patience amid snowba...
FINANCE
Councils' funding gap to exceed £7bn by 2020
By Martin Ford | 26 June 2018
Economists expect the funding gap of councils to grow to almost £6bn in 2018.
WHITEHALL
Councils to legally challenge Heathrow expansion
By Dominic Browne | 26 June 2018
A group of councils opposed to Heathrow expansion will launch a legal bid for a judicial review o...
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