Articles by Jamie Hailstone
Authority in line to lose £10m if club is wound up
By Jamie Hailstone | 20 October 2015
Northampton BC’s attempts to recoup a £10.25m loan to a football club have gone into extra time a...
Council fights to keep waste contract details confidential
By Jamie Hailstone | 20 October 2015
Gloucestershire CC has warned a ruling forcing it to publish details of a £500m incinerator contr...
'Don't strip communities' access to justice'
By Jamie Hailstone | 20 October 2015
Plans to close dozens of courts across the country have come under fire from councils who claim t...
Three in four councils report social care provider failure
By Jamie Hailstone | 20 October 2015
More than three-quarters of councils have had a social care provider go out of business in the pa...
Children's centres under pressure from further budget cuts
By Jamie Hailstone | 19 October 2015
Two-thirds of children’s centre managers have had their annual budget cut this year, according to...
Extra funding call to prevent bed-blocking crisis
By Jamie Hailstone | 16 October 2015
Town hall chiefs have called for extra funding to prevent a bed-blocking crisis this winter, as n...
Councils' failing ICT firm to close in the red
By Jamie Hailstone | 14 October 2015
An ICT firm launched by Cheshire East and Chester West & Chester councils is to close after repor...
Council moves adult services to arm's-length firm
By Jamie Hailstone | 14 October 2015
Neath Port Talbot Council looks to become one of the first local authorities in Wales to transfer...
Ofsted accused of 'dividing the sector'
By Jamie Hailstone | 14 October 2015
The current Ofsted inspection regime for children’s services is creating a more ‘divided and uneq...
Sector plea for extra £2bn a year prevention cash
By Jamie Hailstone | 14 October 2015
The issue of health funding has come under fresh scrutiny as council leaders call for more money ...
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