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North East emerges as re-offending 'hotspot'

By Dominic Browne | 16 November 2011

Councils in the north-east of England were this week revealed as criminal re-offending 'hotspots'.

Oxford defends taxi CCTV plan

By Dominic Browne | 15 November 2011

Oxford City Council announces plans to put CCTV inside its 650 licensed taxis,but brings criticis...

Wandsworth considers tenants' work scheme

By Dominic Browne | 14 November 2011

Council tenants in west London could face eviction unless they find work or training, it has been...

Glasgow launches local jobs fund

By Dominic Browne | 11 November 2011

A new £10m cash pot to create 1,000 new jobs for Glasgow's graduates was unveiled by the city’s c...

Policies open door to fraud

By Dominic Browne | 10 November 2011

The Government's policies on personal care budgets and public spending transparency are leading t...

Fraud 'tip of iceberg

By Dominic Browne | 10 November 2011

Audit Commission reports the £185m of fraud detected by councils in 2010/11 could be the 'tip of ...

Regional growth given boost with £500m pot

By Dominic Browne | 09 November 2011

Ministers have announced a £500m government cash pot designed to boost regional economic growth.

MPs back controversial high-speed rail project

By Dominic Browne | 09 November 2011

An influential cross-party group of MPs this week backed government plans for High Speed Rail 2 (...

LGA claims cash victory as Localism Bill is passed

By Dominic Browne | 09 November 2011

The Local Government Association claims to have saved taxpayers an estimated £1.3bn by securing c...

Survey into slimming council websites launched

By Dominic Browne | 09 November 2011

IT body Socitm launches major survey into the number and size of council websites – in line with ...