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Cameron given fuel poverty warning

By Dominic Browne | 21 January 2013

Energy companies, charities and businesses have joined together to warn David Cameron the UK is h...

'Exemptions' for direct UC payments says DWP

By Dominic Browne | 16 January 2013

The DWP has confirmed there will be exemptions to the direct payment of housing benefits under th...

Cheshire joins drug giant to build £20m bioscience park

By Dominic Browne | 16 January 2013

Cheshire East Council is set to invest £1m in a new bioscience park as part of a joint venture wi...

Eric in a Pickle over Eastern EU influx

By Dominic Browne | 14 January 2013

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has warned any 'influx' of Romanian and Bulgarian citizens fro...

Exclusive: City calls for radical plan to oversee finance settlement

By Dominic Browne | 09 January 2013

One of England's leading councils has called for an independent body to oversee local government ...

Tory councils 'charging most' for parking

By Dominic Browne | 09 January 2013

Conservative-led councils charge around one-third more for local parking than their political opp...

Quango reforms 'will see 29% cut in staff'

By Dominic Browne | 09 January 2013

The Government’s quango reform programme could cut workforce numbers across public bodies by 29% ...

Universal fraud fears

By Dominic Browne | 09 January 2013

The Government’s flagship universal credit (UC) plan is vulnerable to fraud, experts warned this ...

Belfast councillors debate as flag row rages

By Dominic Browne | 08 January 2013

Rioting has continued in Belfast as the city city's councillors debated their decision to limit ...

CIPFA hits out at Pickles over cash reserves

By Dominic Browne | 02 January 2013

CIPFA has hit back at comments made by Eric Pickles on struggling councils using their cash reser...