Wirral

02/26 More councils see exceptional financial support requests granted for 2026/27

02/26 Wirral confirms £6m EFS request amid ‘elevating section 114 risk’

02/26 ‘Significant weaknesses’ in Wirral’s financial sustainability

10/25 Merseyside appoints new Pension Board chair

09/25 Rotheram: devolution must be backed by financially sustainable councils

09/25 Alison McGovern appointed as minister for local government

08/25 Town centre regeneration costs spiral from £12m to £24m

07/25 ‘Spiralling’ regeneration costs at Wirral prompts independent review

07/25 Council-led housebuilding programme a ‘positive step forward’

06/25 Wirral reports six-month increase of £233.5m in net debt

04/25 Wirral approves brownfield-only local plan with ambitious housing proposals

01/25 Exceptional financial support: where does it end?

01/25 Wirral at ‘significant risk’ of s114 as auditor issues statutory recommendation

11/24 Wirral contacts MHGLG over options to ensure financial sustainability

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

11/23 ‘Greater flexibility’ of DLUHC pilot programme propels Wirral Council’s £70m regeneration

09/23 Low level of reserves and financial pressures could make it ‘impossible’ for Wirral to balance budget

08/23 Michael Hudson interview: ‘my focus is on the customer journey, experience and outcome’

08/23 DLUHC announces pilot councils of proposed new funding system

07/23 Wirral to launch asset disposal programme in bid for financial stability

04/23 Liverpool City Region pumps fresh cash in homelessness fund

02/23 CIPFA appointed as reviewer for councils at ‘financial risk’

01/23 Liverpool Freeport to add £850m to local economy

10/22 Wirral denies that it is seeking government bailout

07/22 Liverpool City Region leaders call for government support to combat soaring inflation

03/22 Clean Growth Fund exceeds £100m target with LGPS support

09/19 Councils eye collaboration on community bank plans

03/19 Wirral looks into payments to dissolved company

09/18 LOBO complaint holds up Wirral accounts sign-off

05/18 David Green: How to set an inter-authority loan rate

05/18 Election campaign targets inter-authority lending

01/18 Shaer Halewood: why finance isn’t just finance anymore

07/17 Energy: the next great opportunity for local government

07/17 News roundup: LGPS pool’s global infrastructure fund, business rates to ditch RPI plan, £1bn spent on property