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Under pressure

By Thomas Bridge | 12 January 2016

Councils were working hard over Christmas to deal with devastating flooding. Yet serious concerns...

Notts – keeping the young at heart

By Thomas Bridge | 12 January 2016

Nottingham City Council has introduced an innovative model for supporting young people leaving ca...

Fears for future of welfare safety net as council spend drops

By Thomas Bridge | 12 January 2016

Mounting numbers of councils are abolishing discretionary local welfare support, as MPs warn of a...

Watchdog warns 'difficult to overstate' Birmingham's financial challenge

By Thomas Bridge | 11 January 2016

Ministers have been warned it is ‘difficult to overstate’ the financial challenge facing Birmingh...

Councils better debt collectors than HMRC and DWP

By Thomas Bridge | 08 January 2016

Councils are treating people better than central government when chasing debt, according to suppo...

LGA: 475k homes approved by councils still unfinished

By Thomas Bridge | 07 January 2016

Almost 500,000 homes have been granted planning permission by councils but are yet to be built, r...

Reshuffle expands Labour's local government roster

By Thomas Bridge | 06 January 2016

Labour’s communities secretary Jon Trickett has survived a shadow cabinet reshuffle, as Jeremy Co...

Don't look back in anger?

By Thomas Bridge | 22 December 2015

From budget cuts and devolution to the refugee crisis and post-election shake-ups, local governme...

Digital drive leaves poorest pensioners without support

By Thomas Bridge | 10 December 2015

Britain's poorest pensioners could be left without vital support as services move online, a chari...

Protecting young people online

By Thomas Bridge | 08 December 2015

This year’s Behaviour Change Award went to Torbay BC for its innovative project with Devon and Co...