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LGA: Schools must protect parents from uniform costs

By Thomas Bridge | 30 August 2012

Free schools and those converting to academy status should be working to reduce costs of school u...

Shapps attacks council 'sweetheart deals'

By Thomas Bridge | 20 August 2012

Housing minister Grant Shapps has condemned profit-share arrangements between councils and favour...

Essex CC admits information leak

By Thomas Bridge | 20 August 2012

Essex CC is investigating a data security leak which has put the details of around 400 of its ser...

Dartmouth Guildhall set for sale

By Thomas Bridge | 08 August 2012

Dartmouth Town Council has decided to market their Guildhall following a decision at the town hal...

Wait for post-riot funding continues

By Thomas Bridge | 08 August 2012

London councils are still waiting for post-riots regeneration funding promised to them by City Ha...

Second wave of Portas Pilots announced

By Thomas Bridge | 26 July 2012

Housing minister Grant Shapps announces a further 15 town centres awareded regeneration funding a...

Government announces schools chosen for refurbishment

By Thomas Bridge | 25 May 2012

Less than half of the schools that applied for refurbishment through the PSBP programme have been...