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County makes contingency plans as ICT deal falls apart

By Jamie Hailstone | 28 March 2012

A five-year contract between Cumbria CC and Computacenter to provide ICT services has fallen thro...

Moves to tackle binge drinking 'not enough'

By Jamie Hailstone | 28 March 2012

Council bosses have warned Government plans to create a minimum price for alcohol will not solve ...

Councils need to tackle violence in families

By Jamie Hailstone | 26 March 2012

The charity 4Children has called on councils to wake up to the true extent of domestic violence i...

Government to announce minimum alcohol price

By Jamie Hailstone | 23 March 2012

The Government will announce new plans today to curb binge drinking and improve public health wit...

Budget 2012: Charities slam Budget for not helping third sector

By Jamie Hailstone | 22 March 2012

Charities have criticised George Osborne for failing to deliver on tackling youth unemployment or...

Pickles raps councils over 'easy target' cuts

By Jamie Hailstone | 22 March 2012

Charities warn councils to treat them fairly, after Eric Pickles re-affirmed his pledge to 'stand...

Durham to scrap one senior post

By Jamie Hailstone | 22 March 2012

Durham CC looks set to axe one of its senior roles as part of a management review to save £175,000.

Payment system fails to to cater for elderly users

By Jamie Hailstone | 21 March 2012

Care chiefs call for the personalised budget regime to be overhauled.

Bath and North East Somerset names new chief

By Jamie Hailstone | 19 March 2012

Bath and North East Somerset Council has named Jo Farrar as its new chief executive.

Another report slams care home standards

By Jamie Hailstone | 16 March 2012

An investigation by the consumer group Which? has revealed shocking failings in home care standar...