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East Dorset holds highest life expectancy, ONS finds

By Thomas Bridge | 25 July 2013

Statistics show people in East Dorset have the highest life expectancy in England, with those in ...

Legal battle with Southwest One cost Somerset £5.9m

By Thomas Bridge | 17 July 2013

Somerset CC paid £5.9m to settle a contract dispute with outsourcing partner Southwest One, figur...

Social enterprises outperform SMEs, study shows

By Thomas Bridge | 09 July 2013

Social enterprises are increasing trade with the public sector while outperforming mainstream bus...

Council tax collection rate reaches all time high

By Thomas Bridge | 26 June 2013

Council tax collections in England increased by £200m last year, with rates reaching an all time ...

Three quarters of unemployed on Work Programme remain jobless

By Thomas Bridge | 20 June 2013

Three quarters of long-term unemployed referred to the Government’s flagship Work Programme remai...

Poverty rises by 900k, DWP figures show

By Thomas Bridge | 14 June 2013

An additional 900,000 people were living in poverty in 2011/12 - including 300,000 more children ...

Government appoints first social value ambassador

By Thomas Bridge | 13 June 2013

Chris White MP appointed the first official social value ambassador, tasked with promoting the ag...

Benefits change threatens 428,000 disabled claimants, charity warns

By Thomas Bridge | 12 June 2013

Disability Rights UK warns new disabled claimants would be penalised under today's nationwide lau...

Clegg launches Local Growth Committee

By Thomas Bridge | 12 June 2013

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg is to chair a new Cabinet committee charged with driving local g...

Residents continue to trust councils, LGA finds

By Thomas Bridge | 22 May 2013

Residents remain satisfied with local services and continue to trust their councils despite recen...