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Bristol City Council chief executive to retire

By Jamie Hailstone | 25 July 2012

Bristol City Council has announced that chief executive Jan Ormondroyd will retire at the end of ...

North West leads bidders for share of RGF cash pot

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 July 2012

More than 400 organisations have applied for £2.7bn in government funding in the latest round of ...

All-Party care review urges integration and prevention

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 July 2012

Councils and the NHS must integrate more services and spend more on prevention, according to a le...

Charities issue warning over vulnerable children

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 July 2012

The number of children living in vulnerable families could exceed one million by 2015 unless the ...

LGA approves metal theft Bill

By Jamie Hailstone | 16 July 2012

Council bosses have hailed proposed legislation to curb rogue scrap metal dealers as a 'huge step...

Hull chief executive leaves

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 July 2012

Hull City Council has announced chief executive Nicola Yates has left her post.

'Privatisation' warning over right to challenge

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 July 2012

Charities this week warned the Government's community right to challenge could lead to the 'mass ...

Move to close heart unit 'devastating' says Leeds

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 July 2012

Council leaders across Yorkshire have condemned a government decision to close a children's heart...

Directors fear cuts could hit emergency response

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 July 2012

Further public spending cuts could hamper councils' ability to respond to major emergencies – inc...

Councils seeking greater 'social value' from deals

By Jamie Hailstone | 11 July 2012

A new poll by The MJ and BDO shows more than three quarter of councils are in contact with suppli...