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A senior Reform UK councillor has criticised a cabinet colleague for calling in one of his own decisions, following a…
Author: Phil Corrigan, Local Democracy Reporter
Staffordshire County Council is planning to increase council tax by 3.99 per cent for the 2026/27 financial year, under the…
Author: Phil Corrigan, Local Democracy ReporterCouncillors have raised concerns over a decision by Staffordshire County Council to stop funding some return home interviews for children…
Author: Phil Corrigan, Local Democracy Reporter
Ian Cooper has resigned as leader of Staffordshire County Council, a few days after he was removed from Reform UK…
Author: Phil Corrigan, Local Democracy Reporter
Reform UK is investigating social media accounts linked to Staffordshire council leader Ian Cooper after Hope Not Hate highlighted a…
Author: Phil Corrigan, Local Democracy ReporterWork to increase the sharing of services between two Staffordshire councils is being halted – as both authorities face their…
Author: Jon Cook
Staffordshire’s finance lead calls on the Chancellor to support local services and growth ahead of the Autumn Budget on Wednesday…
Author: Jon Cook
Stone would sit in a new western authority under Staffordshire County Council’s preferred east–west split, which leaders say offers a…
Author: Phil Corrigan, Local Democracy Reporter
Plans for a new council serving South and Mid-Staffordshire could save taxpayers nearly £30 million a year. Stafford Borough councillors…
Author: Jon Cook
A former deputy leader says a Reform UK report on its first 100 days at Staffordshire County Council is “misleading”…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
Staffordshire County Council leaders have confirmed their final proposals for local government reorganisation will go before Cabinet on Monday 4…
Author: Jon Cook
Stafford Borough Council reports a £400,000 surplus for 2024/25, with funds added to its working balances following a strong year-end…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
Staffordshire County Councillor Andrew Mynors, who represents part of Stone under the Stafford Trent Valley division, has led a successful…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
Stone councillors have backed proposals for the town to be included in a new southern Staffordshire council – and have…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
Senior councillors have agreed to put forward plans for two new unitary authorities covering east and west Staffordshire – but…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
Staffordshire County Council plans to spend up to £142,010 on hiring two one-year political assistants, with one assigned to the…
Author: Kerry Ashdown, Local Democracy Reporter
