Philip Corrigan

1 day ago | stokesentinel.co.uk | Philip Corrigan |Phil Corrigan

But community leaders were told that 'significant challenges' would remain for the cash-strapped city councilA major funding review could leave Stoke-on-Trent with 'a bigger slice of the cake', councillors have been told. But officers at Stoke-on-Trent City Council say it is too early to know whether the government's 'fair funding review' would ease the authority's financial difficulties.

1 day ago | stokesentinel.co.uk | Philip Corrigan |Phil Corrigan

Cases ranged from housing tenancy to council tax fraudCouncil officers uncovered £2.7 million of fraud last year, a new report shows. Stoke-on-Trent City Council's corporate fraud team investigated a total of 108 cases in 2024/25, including housing tenancy, Right to Buy and council tax fraud. The figures reported to the council's audit committee were down on those from 2023/24, when there were 142 cases totalling £3.6 million.

2 days ago | stokesentinel.co.uk | Philip Corrigan |Phil Corrigan

A petition calling for a Stoke-on-Trent inquiry into child sex exploitation and grooming gangs is due to be debatedCouncil leaders have urged victims of child sexual exploitation to come forward following a national report on grooming gangs. Cabinet members at Stoke-on-Trent City Council received a briefing on the local work being undertaken to tackle child abuse in the city.

2 days ago | stokesentinel.co.uk | Philip Corrigan |Phil Corrigan

Cabinet members have agreed to formally submit 11 council-owned sites to the draft local planCouncil leaders have backed proposals to earmark 11 sites for development - but insist that the public will be able to have their say before a final decision is taken. Cabinet members at Stoke-on-Trent City Council agreed to declare the authority-owned sites surplus and formally submit them to the draft local plan.

3 days ago | stokesentinel.co.uk | Philip Corrigan |Phil Corrigan

Council leaders hope changes to government funding will ease the authority's financial challengesCouncil chiefs had to use millions of pounds from an emergency government loan to avoid an overspend last year, new figures show. Stoke-on-Trent City Council ended 2024/25 with a balanced position on its general fund, but would have had a £14.4 million overspend had it not been for the Exceptional Financial Support (EFS) previously agreed with government.