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Final warning over 'excessive' pay-offs

By Jamie Hailstone | 21 February 2013

Eric Pickles has re-ignited the row over local government pay by warning council leaders to use n...

LGA and Iceland in horsemeat row

By Jamie Hailstone | 21 February 2013

The LGA has clashed swords with supermarket Iceland, after the head of the chain blamed councils ...

Council partnerships 'crucial'

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 February 2013

Former transport minister Lord Adonis has called for stronger regional partnerships between local...

LGA must get a grip on welfare reform in run-up to benefit caps

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 February 2013

Council leaders have warned the Local Government Association (LGA) needs to take a 'firmer line' ...

Government announces £1m for mutuals

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 February 2013

The Government has announced £1m to help more than 20 mutuals get off the ground, including sever...

Charity calls for social care fast track for terminally ill

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 February 2013

Marie Curie Cancer Care calls for terminally ill people to be given ‘fast track’ access to social...

Cuts a major threat to social care

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 February 2013

Social care bosses have warned they are struggling to maintain services in the face of public spe...

WD urges greater social focus in service delivery

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 February 2013

Willmott Dixon has called on councils to use social value in their procurement processes to help ...

Cumbria councils may join forces over waste

By Dominic Browne | 13 February 2013

Cumbria county council has vetoed plans for an underground nuclear waste site.

Bundling waste deals 'not a magic solution'

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 February 2013

The chief executive of Veolia Environmental Services' UK division has warned that local authoriti...