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Funding crisis is being felt beyond local government
Written evidence for an inquiry on council finances highlight need for urgent reform, writes head of content Kirsty Weakley.
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County ‘would have issued’ section 114 without EFS
Worcestershire CC would have been forced to issue a section 114 notice had it not received exceptional financial support (EFS ...
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Districts propose three unitaries for Leicestershire
The leaders of seven district councils in Leicestershire and Rutland CC have proposed creating three unitary councils to ...
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District chief stands down due to ill health
Epping Forest DC’s chief executive has stood down.. Georgina Blakemore had been chief executive since 2019 but is stepping ...
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Long read: How regeneration decisions are made
Regeneration may be simple in principle; in practice, it is anything but. With private and public sectors faced with numerous ...
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Derbyshire councils ‘not aligned’ on reorganisation
A split has emerged between Derbyshire CC and the area's nine other councils over proposals for local government reorganisation. Conservative-led ...