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Gateshead's new assistant chief executive

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 March 2012

Gateshead MBC has appointed its director of development and enterprise, Sheila Johnston, as its n...

New chief executive for Rochdale

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 March 2012

Jim Taylor looks set to become the next chief executive at Rochdale MBC.

Legal rules planned to ease adoption process

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 March 2012

Councils will be under a legal duty to speed up the adoption process as part of a government acti...

Majority have no plans for adult care says LGA survey

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 March 2012

More than half of all people are not saving for care in later life, according to a survey by the ...

Mencap faces job cuts as council fees dry up

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 March 2012

The chief executive of leading charity, Mencap, has warned that up to 30 staff could be made redu...

Shapps launches housing schemes to boost market

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 March 2012

The Government will today launch two schemes to designed to kick-start the housing market and enc...

Cameron plans adoption overhaul

By Jamie Hailstone | 09 March 2012

David Cameron will outline today how councils must speed up the adoption process, ahead of the pu...

Kemp predicts 'dirty battle' for Liverpool

By Jamie Hailstone | 08 March 2012

Liberal Democrat councillor, Richard Kemp, has warned the battle to become Liverpool's first dire...

Fears force homes to return in-house

By Jamie Hailstone | 07 March 2012

Wokingham BC plans to bring back in-house four care homes currently run by Atlas Project Team, fo...

Sector seeks guidance over social enterprises

By Jamie Hailstone | 07 March 2012

Charities call upon key author of the Public Services Bill to work with councils on how to deal w...