Tag: councils
Councils fear shake-up won’t improve finances, survey suggests-OxBig News Network
Alex ForsythPolitical correspondentJoshua NevettPolitical reporterGetty ImagesA large portion of council leaders fear a major shake-up of local government will not solve the financial pressures...
More struggling councils in England to sell assets and borrow cash-OxBig News Network
Paul SeddonPolitical reporterGetty ImagesThe government has agreed to relax budgeting rules for a record 29 English councils to allow them to balance their books...
Councils fear the local is being taken out of local government-OxBig News Network
Alex ForsythPolitical correspondentGetty ImagesThe government has got a grand plan to shake up the way local government works and give councils and mayors more...
Local government shake-up sees 18 councils request election delays-OxBig News Network
Eighteen local authorities in England have asked for permission to delay their elections in May to next year in order to implement major reorganisations....
Half of county councils in England could see election delay-OxBig News Network
PA MediaMore than half of the county councils in England with elections scheduled for this year could seek to have the votes postponed, the...