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Council's legal challenge to Dorset reorganisation to proceed to High Court

By Laura Sharman | 22 June 2018

Christchurch BC has been given permission to take its case against local government reorganisatio...

Half of council staff considering quitting their job, survey finds

By Laura Sharman | 18 June 2018

Half of council employees are thinking of leaving their job for less stressful work, according to...

Hospital admissions could have been avoided, say MPs

By Laura Sharman | 08 June 2018

Nearly 1.5 million emergency hospital admissions could have been avoided if the right care had be...

Protect our social workers from violence

By Laura Sharman | 06 June 2018

Social workers should be given the same protection from violence as emergency workers, according ...

Gloucestershire leader blasts voter ID

By Laura Sharman | 03 May 2018

Gloucestershire County Council's Labour group leader has branded voter ID a ‘calculated effort to...

Government has 'underestimated' children's centre closures

By Laura Sharman | 10 April 2018

As many as 1,000 Sure Start children’s centres could have closed in the last eight years - double...

Older renters ignored by housing policy, charity claims

By Laura Sharman | 27 March 2018

Older private renters are being overlooked by housing policy despite being more likely to report ...

Three councils face intervention over local plans

By Laura Sharman | 26 March 2018

Three councils are facing government intervention over their failure to produce a local plan.

Ombudsman warns councils not to outsource responsibility

By Laura Sharman | 14 March 2018

Councils have been urged by the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) to keep a ‘robust oversight’ of ...

Council chiefs 'pessimistic' about Brexit

By Laura Sharman | 06 March 2018

More than six out of 10 council chief executives and leaders believe Brexit will be damaging to t...