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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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...