Thurrock councillors reject allowance rise amid debt mountain
Thurrock councillors have voted against giving themselves a four per cent increase in allowances. An independent panel had previouslly recommended
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Council tax set to rise as Waltham Forest tackles budget gap
Council tax is set to rise by 4.99 per cent again next year as leaders at Waltham Forest grapples with
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Redbridge Council pauses spending amid budget deficit
Redbridge Council has paused all spending unless it is “absolutely necessary” in a bid to rain in a reported £11million
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Cash strapped council considers staff cuts
Waltham Forest Council is asking staff to consider redundancy in a bid to close a budget shortfall of “£20-30million” in
Read more Thurrock announces budget cuts for 2024
Thurrock Council has unveiled £18.2m of budget cuts for next year. The debt-laden council is proposing 53 areas where services
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Havering Council pins hopes on government loan to avoid bankruptcy within three months
Havering Council will be forced to declare itself effectively bankrupt if the government does not agree to a multi-million-pound loan
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Council facing financial challenges ‘never seen before’
Barking and Dagenham Council has predicted it will go over its budget by more than £12million and has warned it
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Southend City Council cuts budget deficit to £10.7million.
Southend City Council has managed to slash its budget deficit from £14million to £10.7million. While the council has made good
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Southend shopping centre must stop ‘haemorrhaging money’ says cash-strapped council
Southend City Council must stop “haemorrhaging money” on the Victoria Shopping Centre after it was revealed almost £500,000 will be
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Consultant drafted in to cut back on north east London NHS budget overspend
A management consultant has been drafted in by north east London’s NHS to cut back a multi-million-pound budget “overspend”. NHS
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