Blackpool

07/26 134 councils to become 38 unitaries: latest LGR decisions announced

04/26 Blackpool commits £1.6m to overhaul adult social care

03/26 Blackpool at risk of breaching finance rules

12/25 Blackpool converts £50m to long-term borrowing to reduce interest rate risk

12/25 Blackpool faces £7m forecast overspend

11/25 Uncertainty, confusing decisions and big impacts: s151 and finance expert reaction to the policy statement

10/25 Blackpool borrowing doubles over eight years

09/25 Paul Woods: cutting legacy capital support is ‘unfair and damaging’

09/25 The debt debate: why council borrowing headlines miss the point

06/25 Council takes over operation of Blackpool Tower to ‘keep benefits local’

11/24 Creation of Combined County Authority unlocks £20m of funding in Lancashire

11/24 Blackpool highlights preference for short-term borrowing in falling-rate environment

10/24 Blackpool’s working balance reduced from £7m to £76k in one year

09/24 Local authorities handle 38% increase in health-related benefit claims in four years

03/24 Homes England injects £157m into Blackpool and Sheffield

11/23 Broken markets and missing money: parliamentary committee hears s151 officers’ concerns

01/23 Levelling up allocation ‘not based on evidence or deprivation’

11/22 Levelling up funds unlock ‘largest investment in Blackpool for century’

07/22 Bids requested for £20m programme to tackle inadequate supported housing

06/22 Councils given £15.5m funding to help implement social care reforms

06/22 Chair of Levelling Up Committee warns PM over right to buy extension

04/22 Review of supported housing ‘urgently needed’

09/19 Council agrees £15m loan to NHS trust

08/19 £1bn for high streets ‘not the panacea’

05/18 Blackpool to lend £27m to NHS trust

09/17 News roundup: Warrington’s £200m business park acquisition, Birmingham’s council leader resigns, fire safety funding in the wake of Grenfell