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BCF spend 'eroded by extra burdens'

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2015

Financial problems, winter pressures and extra burdens piled on the health service has eroded the...

Council cuts recycling to save local welfare scheme

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2015

A council that battled in court to keep local welfare funding has been forced to propose cuts to ...

Finance pundits urged to help LGA assist councils

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2015

Finance experts have been urged to sign up to help the Local Government Association (LGA) as it o...

LGPS invests in infrastructure

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2015

Two of the largest local government pension schemes (LGPS) in the UK have agreed to collaborate t...

Hardman softens over combined authority idea

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2015

The leader of Worcestershire CC has reversed his scepticism about forming a combined authority co...

Health and social care leaders call for government investment

By Dan Peters | 26 January 2015

Council and health leaders have called on the Government to invest money to protect the ‘chronica...

Leader: NHS problems could be sorted out by council directors

By Dan Peters | 23 January 2015

A good team of local government finance directors could easily sort out the problems in the NHS, ...

Chief executive struggling with post-2017 plan

By Dan Peters | 21 January 2015

The chief executive of Doncaster MBC has admitted that she is struggling to come up with a plan t...

Future of sector-led improvement up for debate

By Dan Peters | 21 January 2015

The Local Government Association (LGA) has launched a consultation for council chief executives a...

Councils forced to consider self-funding

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2015

Councils are being forced to think seriously about becoming self-funding as they plan their finan...