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Offa targets growing demand for sharia-compliant home finance with family-focused plan

With the arrival of Ramadan, a period often marked by reflection, generosity and collective responsibility, Islamic home finance provider Offa has unveiled a new...
Barking & Dagenham

Council’s borrowing programme ‘at risk’ from construction slowdown

Construction slowdowns and inflation have put the repayment of more than £1billion of Barking and Dagenham Council’s debt “at risk” according to newly-published budget...
Finance

Budget proposals call for council tax hike and over £10m in cuts

Gateshead councillors are poised to approve a council tax rise, over £10m in budget cuts, and the use of millions in reserves to balance...
Barking & Dagenham

Council misused almost £2m of public health grant from government

Barking and Dagenham Council misused almost £2million of government grant funding, councillors have been told. The grant – from the Department of Health and Social...
Barking & Dagenham

Council faces funding gap of £82m by 2031 despite increase in government funding

Barking and Dagenham Council faces a funding gap of more than £82million by 2031, newly-published budget plans have warned. The warning comes despite an expected...
Finance

Slough low-income residents will have council tax support reduced

Slough Borough Council has been accused of ‘hurting the most vulnerable residents’ after it approved plans to reduce its council tax support once again. The...
Finance

Redbridge councillors renew tax support scheme for low-income residents

Redbridge councillors have agreed to keep support for residents struggling with council tax the same. More than 14,000 households in Redbridge are offered support with...
Economy

Research centre of excellence idea being investigated

The prospect of a £25m to £30m clinical research “centre of excellence” on Teesside is being investigated by health bosses. Leaders on the area’s NHS...
Finance

Harrow Council still facing £10m deficit despite Fair Funding uptick

Harrow Council is set to receive more than £100m from the Government’s Fair Funding Allocation next year but still faces a budget gap of...
Finance

TVCA 2025/26 accounts to be disclaimed as auditors criticise combined authority again

Keeping up with TVCA’s accounts has been anything but simple in recent years. Disclaimed opinion after disclaimed opinion from numerous auditors has meant that...
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