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Infrastructure revamp urged by Cumbria LEP

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 June 2016

Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has called for a major overhaul of the county’s transp...

Welsh social care reorganisation pledge

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 June 2016

Welsh council leaders have called for the integration of health and social care after the new loc...

Tory Councillors back EU remain vote

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 June 2016

More than 150 Tory councillors have backed the campaign to remain in the European Union (EU) as t...

Yorkshire under fire over fracking

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 June 2016

Friends of the Earth has threatened North Yorkshire CC with legal action over a decision to green...

Bath signs up for Suez waste partnership

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 June 2016

Bath Business Improvement District (BID) has teamed up with its local authority to keep the city ...

'Missed opportunities' in baby's death

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 June 2016

Newcastle City Council has admitted there were ‘missed opportunities’ in the wake of a review int...

Welsh local government secretary wants new merger plan by autumn

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 June 2016

Wales’ new local government secretary has called for a ‘wider conversation’ about reorganisation ...

CCN: Bring forward BCF cash for 'fighting chance'

By Jamie Hailstone | 10 June 2016

County leaders have joined calls to bring forward the extra cash for Better Care Fund (BCF) cash ...

Luton 'overspends' £2m on homeless

By Jamie Hailstone | 07 June 2016

Luton BC is facing a £2m overspend on its homeless budget as rent prices soar and London boroughs...

Procurement rules defended despite Gove attack on costs

By Jamie Hailstone | 07 June 2016

Business experts have defended European Union (EU) procurement rules after Brexit campaigner Mich...