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Tri-district partnership to discuss shared chief executive

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 January 2015

A partnership of three district councils in Dorset could be run by one shared chief executive, ac...

Circle blames care crisis for hospital exit

By Jamie Hailstone | 09 January 2015

The healthcare operator Circle has announced it wants to ditch its contract to run Hinchingbrooke...

SIGOMA angered over loss of government grants

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 January 2015

A group of councils has accused the Government of trying to downplay the impact of the latest loc...

Efficiencies need 'headroom'

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 January 2015

Local authorities should be given extra financial headroom in exchange for driving further back o...

NE businesses call for Barnett fund reforms

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 January 2015

Business leaders in the North East have added their voice to calls for the Barnett formula to be ...

NPS is sold to Cinven

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 January 2015

European private equity firm, Cinven, has bought Northgate Public Services (NPS) for an undisclos...

West Country alliance forms LATC to provide care services

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 January 2015

Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset CCs have agreed in principle to form a local authority trading comp...

War of words over Treasury documents

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 January 2015

A war of words has broken out between Labour and Conservative politicians over the cost of opposi...

Miliband pledges to end a 'century of centralisation'

By Jamie Hailstone | 05 January 2015

Labour leader Ed Miliband reiterated his promise to devolve powers, as part of a major speech out...

Meals and wheels services being cut, claims Labour

By Jamie Hailstone | 05 January 2015

The number of elderly people receiving meals on wheels from councils has halved in the last four ...