Articles by Jamie Hailstone
Pickles in council charges crackdown
By Jamie Hailstone | 06 March 2015
Eric Pickles has gone on the offensive over council charges, with new guidance on car parking and...
Study reveals reorganisation possibility
By Jamie Hailstone | 03 March 2015
An independent report on devolution into non-metropolitan areas has not ruled out further local g...
Aberdeen and Glasgow join COSLA rival
By Jamie Hailstone | 03 March 2015
Aberdeen and Glasgow city councils have become the first authorities to formally agree to join th...
Council gives young people a taste of commerce
By Jamie Hailstone | 03 March 2015
Four young people visited Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen restaurant and learned how to make pasta as part...
Building firms' revenues up, profits down
By Jamie Hailstone | 03 March 2015
Two local government contractors – Interserve and Kier – have announced falls in pre-tax profits,...
Procurement rules offer 'injection of innovation'
By Jamie Hailstone | 03 March 2015
New EU rules could help simplify the procurement process for councils, particularly for children’...
Firms back business rates devolution
By Jamie Hailstone | 02 March 2015
More than two thirds of UK firms have backed the Local Government Association’s (LGA) call to dev...
Brighton and Hove fails to agree budget
By Jamie Hailstone | 27 February 2015
Members of Brighton and Hove City Council have failed to agree a budget at their annual budget me...
Chief executive axe concerns prompt rethink
By Jamie Hailstone | 27 February 2015
The leader of Oxfordshire CC has announced he look will again at scrapping the role of the chief ...
Salford teams up with leisure firms at Community Stadium
By Jamie Hailstone | 25 February 2015
The national pub retailer Greene King has said ‘cheers’ to a new development at the AJ Bell Stadi...
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