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Rochdale MBC apologises for 'letting down' children

By Jamie Hailstone | 24 May 2013

Council apologise for letting down children who were being sexually exploited, following publicat...

End to intervention at Anglesey Council

By Jamie Hailstone | 23 May 2013

Welsh local government minister Lesley Griffiths has announced the end of government intervention...

Reforms 'won't address' the challenge facing care funding

By Jamie Hailstone | 22 May 2013

Health experts have called on local government and NHS organisations to 'abandon fiscal territori...

Government claims of rise in charity funding disputed

By Jamie Hailstone | 22 May 2013

Third sector groups have disputed government statistics, which claim local authority funding for ...

Councils defend spending £6m on Olympic torch relay

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 May 2013

Local authority leaders have defend the £6m spent by councils on last summer’s nationwide Olympic...

ADASS welcomes start of Dementia Week

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 May 2013

Care bosses have welcomed the start of Dementia Awareness Week, which begins today.

Cardiff names final five appointments

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 May 2013

Cardiff City Council has named the remaining five directors, who have been appointed to its new-l...

Derby chief executive set to stay for three more years

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 May 2013

Derby City Council’s chief executive Adam Wilkinson poised for three year contract extension.

New social worker training scheme launched

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 May 2013

New fast-track training programme for top graduates who want to become social workers launched.

New £1.8m health improvement fund announced

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 May 2013

The Department of Health awards £1.8m to councils and their partners to improve health and wellbe...