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Barnsley rebranded UK’s first ‘tech town’ as US giants join AI push

Minister announces Microsoft, Cisco and Adobe to help apply AI to local schools, hospitals, GPs and businesses

The Guardian - UK

Labour local government leader backs Starmer ‘without emerging alternative’

Sir Stephen Houghton said the Prime Minister is facing a dangerous public ‘mindset’ after weeks of Government turmoil.

Evening Standard

Senior council leader ‘confident’ of more spending review support for the poor

The head of a group of authorities in deprived areas across the North and the Midlands also called for capital investment in ‘left behind’ places.

Evening Standard

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Senior Labour council leader says Government must do more to counter Reform UK

Sir Stephen Houghton, chairman of the body representing metropolitan district councils, questioned benefits changes and investment strategy.

Evening Standard

Nottingham City Council Issues Notice Signalling Financial Distress

Nottingham City Council issued a Section 114 notice, revealing that the chief financial officer was unable to produce a balanced budget for the current year.

International Business Times UK

Almost one-third of council funding spent on children’s social care amid surge in referrals

Finances at ‘breaking point’ with some placements for vulnerable children costing £1m a year

The Independent UK

Why are so many local councils on the brink of bankruptcy?

As many as 30 councils are at risk of bankruptcy and the UK’s local government funding system is “completely broken”, according to a new survey of the sector.

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Nearly a third of councils in poorest areas on verge of bankruptcy

A survey has found 14 of 47 councils in the North, the Midlands and on the south coast may go bust this year or next

The Independent UK

At least 26 English councils ‘at risk of bankruptcy in next two years’

Research from body representing 47 authorities says many could follow Slough, Croydon, Thurrock and Woking into collapse

The Guardian - UK

Nearly a third of councils in poor areas considering bankruptcy

A survey has found 14 of 47 councils in the North, the Midlands and on the south coast may go bust this year or next.

The Independent UK

Majority of councils in poorer areas are ‘uncertain of meeting budgets’

Local authorities in some of the least well-off areas have raised the alarm over spending plans set four months ago due to inflation pressures.

The Independent UK

Greater Manchester council budgets cut by a quarter on average, research reveals

The figures show the poorest councils in England have faced real-term cuts worth almost three times as much as the richest one

Manchester Evening News

Figures show staggering rate of cuts to Merseyside councils under Tory government

Liverpool and Knowsley have suffered huge cuts while much richer councils have been treated very differently

Liverpool Echo

Carol Vorderman is unrecognisable with a perm in epic throwback with Heartbeat star

Former Countdown star, 61, looked unrecognisable while taking part in Stars In Their Eyes back in 1998 alongside Heartbeat actress Trisha Penrose, Frank Skinner, and Stephen Houghton

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The Guardian - UK

Cost-of-living crisis for councils will make levelling up a distant dream

Analysis: after cash injections during Covid, local councils now face a world of precarity and pain

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