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Top stories in this issue (1683):

LEEDS
Turbulent times and in-fighting after the last Eye revealed the Greens awarded £5,800 in taxpayer-funded special allowances to councillor Mothin Ali.

BARNET
The council-owned company managing its housing stock has appointed a director of development and property with an awkward Grenfell connection.

WORCESTERSHIRE
The council has been rebuked after a care bungle in which it demanded a disabled resident repay £14,000 it had accidentally sent her.

WIRRAL
A bungled revamp limps on, yet it will be a miracle if the cash-strapped council makes a profit from its loss-making £75m-plus pair of flagship offices.

CROYDON
Eye stalwart Mike Jackson returns to local government as interim CEO at the chaotic London borough, on £1,500 per day.

WARWICKSHIRE
The Eye has seen a copy of a report that shows Reform council leader George Finch did not emerge squeaky clean from a complaint brought by his own CEO.


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