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Pickles launches £500m growth pot

By Dominic Browne | 08 November 2011

A £500m Government cash pot to boost regional growth – through the creation of new homes and jobs...

Minister to face youth services grilling

By Dominic Browne | 07 November 2011

Senior politicians to face a grilling from 100 youth service leaders over the next two days - fol...

Deprivation time-bomb

By Dominic Browne | 04 November 2011

An influential committee of MPs today publishes a damning assessment of the Government's approach...

Cities facing Neet problems revealed

By Dominic Browne | 04 November 2011

A quarter of 16 to 24 years-olds are not in employment,or training across many English towns and ...

LEP progress 'alarmingly slow' says city think-tank

By Dominic Browne | 02 November 2011

LEPs set up to co-ordinate sub-national economic growth have made 'alarmingly slow progress' sinc...

Tax controls could pass to town halls

By Dominic Browne | 02 November 2011

Councils and residents could be given greater control over council tax in their area under plans ...

ADASS makes key new appointments

By Dominic Browne | 02 November 2011

ADASS announces new national leads for equalities and diversity, learning disabilities and mental...

Pickles to offer 'middle England' council tax relief

By Dominic Browne | 31 October 2011

Ministers to announce measures including giving residents longer to pay and help to evade extra c...

LEPs in the slow lane, argues report

By Dominic Browne | 28 October 2011

One year on, local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) have made ‘alarmingly slow progress’, study by ...

Betts issues NPPF warning

By Dominic Browne | 27 October 2011

Lack of detail in Government’s controversial planning reforms preventing effective scrutiny by MP...