Durham

09/26 Council tax increases ‘effectively unavoidable’ at Durham amid £84m budget gap

03/26 Are Reform-led council pension funds scaling back their ESG ambitions?

10/25 Durham cuts £21m from capital programme amid new leadership

09/25 Reform UK accuses LGPS of ‘rip-offs, decadence and complacency’

08/25 Scale of underfunding ‘nothing short of a tax shunt’

07/25 Government acts to block councils from ‘selling off the family silver’ ahead of LGR

07/25 Equities: how the US Taco trade caused a headache for LGPS investors

07/25 Are LGPS investors turning their backs on equities?

06/25 Durham raises £60m of principal loans in Q4

06/25 Border to Coast partner funds shifts £911m equity holding from active to passive

06/25 Is Reform’s DOGE a threat to local government audit?

06/25 Durham increases allocation to Linkers reducing active equity investments

05/25 £14bn of investment opportunities unveiled in North East 

05/25 LGPS experts warn of poor decisions amid government ‘rush to implement changes’

05/25 Local elections complicate Brunel’s pool merger talks

04/25 Could LGR trigger the great district spending spree?

02/25 Durham to invest £546m in infrastructure, but leisure centre plans delayed

02/25 Durham needs ‘transformation’ as cost pressures exceed reserves

12/24 Government shuts down Oflog over ‘vague purpose’

12/24 Durham delays long-term borrowing on £350m debt amid high interest rates

07/24 What does good pooling look like?

07/24 Unlocking the power of devolution not straightforward but could make ‘big difference’

04/24 ‘Limited’ Oflog would ‘make perfect sense’ as audit system leader

03/24 LATIF North in review: charting a future course

12/23 2023 in review: the best stories in local government finance

10/23 Durham faces ‘significant financial uncertainty’ amid £67m budget gap

09/23 Front line services ‘inevitably going to be impacted without funding’, warns Durham council

08/23 Border to Coast launches £700m emerging markets fund

05/23 LUHC audit inquiry: ‘pay the audit firms more money!’

05/23 LUHC audit inquiry: should s151 officers be held ultimately accountable and penalised for late reporting?

05/23 LUHC audit inquiry: evidence highlights scale of reform needed in local authority accounts

01/23 £1.4bn devolution deal agreed for North East

12/22 Soaring inflation causes decline in value of LGPS funds

10/22 Councils forecast increasing budget gaps as inflation erodes finances

07/22 Infrastructure investments: the importance of ESG

04/22 Scammers ‘targeting council tax rebate scheme’

03/22 Border to Coast launches £1.4bn listed alternatives fund

04/19 Poorest UK regions call for €13bn in post-Brexit funding

01/19 Durham Tees Valley Airport set to be voted through today

01/19 Business case for Durham Tees Valley Airport outlined

11/18 County funding “embeds social mobility” according to MPs

07/18 Border to Coast appoints engagement manager

02/18 Leeds recovers £450,000 from Carillion bond

01/18 Border to Coast appoints interim CIO