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Chief executives honoured in New Year's list

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 January 2015

The chief executive of Edinburgh City Council and the deputy chief executive of Hillingdon LBC ar...

Authorities prepare to join forces in New Year

By Jamie Hailstone | 16 December 2014

Council leaders from the Coventry and Warwickshire areas have agreed to meet again in the New Yea...

Three-prong devo deal planned

By Jamie Hailstone | 16 December 2014

Three county councils are working together for the first ‘combined authority’ partnership of its ...

Airport windfall will boost councils' coffers by £11m

By Jamie Hailstone | 16 December 2014

The leader of Manchester City Council has pledged to use a £11m windfall from the Manchester Airp...

Kier enters £400m deal with Staffs CC

By Jamie Hailstone | 16 December 2014

Kier looks set to form a £400m property services joint venture with Staffordshire CC and the coun...

Extra cash for mental health projects announced

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 December 2014

The Government has announced £12m is to be invested in four pilot areas to help people with menta...

Glasgow chief executive fires parting shots at COSLA

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 December 2014

Glasgow City Council’s departing chief executive has called for the Convention of Scottish Local ...

Details of Scottish local government finance settlement announced

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 December 2014

The Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney has announced a free school meal programme, as part o...

New public health funding round announced

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 December 2014

The Department of Health has announced councils are set to get £423m in public health funding for...

'Strengthen Social Value Act' says NAVCA

By Jamie Hailstone | 10 December 2014

Third sector groups have called for the Social Value Act to be strengthened to ensure more public...