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Care bosses warn of consequences of Doncaster losing children's services

By Jamie Hailstone | 16 July 2013

Care bosses have warned of the ‘unintended consequences’ of outsourcing children’s services, afte...

MP slams Cumbria CC over chief executive recruitment plans

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 July 2013

Carlisle MP John Stevenson has criticised Cumbria CC for only advertising its chief executive pos...

Norfolk Council launches review into £100k payoff

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 July 2013

The leader of Norfolk CC has ordered a review into a payoff of more than £100,000 to the former c...

Change of plan for Caerphilly chief executive role

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 July 2013

Plans to bring back a former chief executive to run Caerphilly Council were dropped last night as...

Campaign calls for councils to make better use of their cash

By Jamie Hailstone | 11 July 2013

The campaigning group Move Your Money has called on councils to make their cash savings work harder.

BT rapped over slow rollout of its superfast broadband

By Jamie Hailstone | 11 July 2013

Communications giant BT has hit back at claims it is not contributing enough to the rural broadba...

Care reforms 'could cost councils billions'

By Jamie Hailstone | 11 July 2013

Town hall and third sector groups have raised fresh concerns over government plans to reform soci...

Boroughs facing £877m social care shortfall

By Jamie Hailstone | 09 July 2013

London Councils warns authorities in the capital face £877m adult social care funding shortfall o...

6,000 May Gurney staff transfer over to Kier

By Jamie Hailstone | 08 July 2013

Around 6,000 staff from May Gurney have transferred over to the Kier Group as company’s takeover ...

Rural broadband programme two years behind schedule says NAO

By Jamie Hailstone | 05 July 2013

The Government’s programme to roll out superfast broadband around two years behind schedule, spen...