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Northern leaders pledge to work together

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 March 2016

The leaders of five core cities have pledged to work together to achieve the next phase of the No...

Bed-blockers are up by one-third

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 March 2016

The number of hospital bed days lost because social care services are not available has risen by ...

Scunthorpe £25m stadium deal is set to kick off

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 March 2016

Scunthorpe United’s plans for a £25m football stadium are ready for kick off after being approved...

Voters give a firm 'no' to directly-elected mayor

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 March 2016

Voters in Bath and North East Somerset have rejected calls for a directly-elected mayor.

Authorities back £1bn infrastructure fund

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 March 2016

Two local authority pension schemes have backed a new £1bn infrastructure investment fund.

Adecco purchases Penna for £105m

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 March 2016

The international recruitment firm Adecco Group has bought Penna Consulting in a deal worth aroun...

Scottish councils pledge to keep UK in EU

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 March 2016

The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) has announced it will back the campaign to k...

'Plan ahead for integrated place-based care'

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 March 2016

A local government think-tank has called on councils and health trusts to plan ahead to help deve...

New concerns over health service finances

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 March 2016

A group of MPs has expressed fresh concerns about the state of NHS finances.

Doctors call for BCF cash to be brought forward

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 March 2016

Doctors have called on the Government to bring forward the extra cash for the Better Care Fund (B...