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Councillors urge PM to end rule blocking betting shop controls

Hundreds of councillors have backed calls to scrap an ‘outdated’ rule that limits councils’ ability ...

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Trust reviews future of Adult Social Care partnership

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust has announced a major review of its long-standing ...

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Councils handed new powers to penalise pavement parking

Local authorities across England are to be given new powers to tackle the issue of ...

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Reed warns councils over boycotting Israel

Local government secretary Steve Reed has warned councils against boycotts of firms linked with Israel, ...

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GMB set sights on next phase of equal pay fight

Having secured more than £1 billion in settlements for predominantly female workers across local government ...

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Court blocks Tower Hamlets from passing £9.2m cladding bill to leaseholders

The Court of Appeal has delivered a landmark ruling that protects thousands of right-to-buy leaseholders ...

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A year to remember…

A devolution priority programme combined with a wider council reorganisation that could be seen from ...

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MHCLG covert intelligence gathering was ‘unauthorised’

Covert intelligence gathering by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) was ‘unauthorised’, ...

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Brum reaches final equal pay deal

A final equal pay settlement has been reached between Birmingham City Council, the Birmingham Children’s ...

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Scrap imprisonment for non-payment of council tax, say charity

England should follow Scotland and Wales in scrapping the sanction of imprisonment for non-payment of ...