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'£600m financial black hole' as ministers scrap academies Bill

By Jamie Hailstone | 31 October 2016

Council leaders have warned they are facing a £600m financial black hole after the Government aba...

Welsh home care market fragile, inspectors warn

By Jamie Hailstone | 28 October 2016

The home care market in Wales is in a ‘fragile’ state with inflexible and rushed visits, accordin...

Whitehall fracking plans challenged

By Jamie Hailstone | 26 October 2016

Campaigners have threatened the Government with legal action after ministers overturned a decisio...

Inspectorate to be independent

By Jamie Hailstone | 26 October 2016

Care directors have welcomed the news the Government’s new social work inspectorate will be indep...

Council to earn £100,000 by taking on corporate events role

By Jamie Hailstone | 26 October 2016

Colchester BC has gone into the wedding and corporate events business in a bid to earn the local ...

Council set to outsource adult care services

By Jamie Hailstone | 26 October 2016

Windsor & Maidenhead RLBC has announced plans to outsource its adult care services, weeks after t...

Resident could lose home after court battle with council chief

By Jamie Hailstone | 25 October 2016

A Carmarthenshire CC resident could lose her home as part of a long-running libel case with the c...

Plans to pool Welsh pension investments

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 October 2016

The eight local government pension funds in Wales have submitted plans to Whitehall to pool £13bn...

Council seeks private partner to build 250 new homes

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 October 2016

Lewisham LBC has launched a hunt for a private sector partner to help meet the growing local need...

'Take lead on landfill tax,' Whitehall is told

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 October 2016

Veolia has called on the Government to show more leadership and vision over diverting waste from ...