A departing Staffordshire County Council officer received an exit package totalling £455,000, figures have revealed.
Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams has warned that a major shake-up will likely mean “the end of Staffordshire Police”.
A former Reform UK county councillor insists she left the party before she was suspended over “unacceptable” tweets.
The deputy commissioner of Staffordshire has been fined after driving an untaxed car for three months.
Reform UK has declined to say why a councillor who was at the centre of a racism row is no longer in the party – just weeks after he was elected group leader.
Inspectors say there has been a “significant improvement” in the way a council responds to concerns over vulnerable children.
Staffordshire County Council’s acting leader has hit back at claims there has not been enough scrutiny of Reform UK’s first budget at the authority.
Councillors have called for greater scrutiny of a proposed £840million budget for the next year.
A senior councillor says a cabinet colleague was “misguided” to call in one of his decisions.
Reform UK leaders at Staffordshire County Council say a proposed 3.99% tax hike shows their commitment to keeping charges “as low as possible”.
Councillors have raised concerns over the decision to stop carrying out interviews with some children who go missing from care in Staffordshire.
Savings will be made with the mobile library service and contracts with voluntary organisations as part of a council’s internal efficiency review.
