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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 ...

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...

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...

'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 ...

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...

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...