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Authority urged to 'join forces to create enterprise zone'

By Jamie Hailstone | 28 July 2015

A local MP has called for Shropshire Council and Marches Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to jo...

Durham to review next chief's salary

By Jamie Hailstone | 24 July 2015

The next chief executive of Durham CC could face a pay cut if councillors agree to review the sal...

BCSC calls for more public/private deals

By Jamie Hailstone | 22 July 2015

The British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC) has called for more private and public sector coll...

Kingston scoops £10m Lidl headquarters deal

By Jamie Hailstone | 22 July 2015

Kingston RLBC has signed a £10m with Lidl that will see the budget supermarket chain move its UK ...

Sir Merrick to chair Crossrail 2

By Jamie Hailstone | 22 July 2015

Boris Johnson has appointed former Local Government Association chairman Sir Merrick Cockell as t...

Bid to scrap Welsh councils 'calamitous'

By Jamie Hailstone | 22 July 2015

Conwy CC has warned the Welsh Government against pressing ahead with plans to scrap half the coun...

Pembrokeshire names new chief executive

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 July 2015

Pembrokeshire CC has named Ian Westley as the successor to controversial chief executive, Bryn Pa...

Government delays social care cap

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 July 2015

Plans to introduce a cap on social care costs have been delayed until 2020, ministers have announ...

Councils 'turning their backs' on care leavers

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 July 2015

The chair of an influential parliamentary committee has accused some councils of ‘turning their b...

Vulnerable still waiting to move to care facilities

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 July 2015

A third sector boss has warned there is still ‘huge scepticism’ over plans to close institutions ...