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Jamie Hailstone

Articles by Jamie Hailstone

Call for business rate system overhaul

By Jamie Hailstone | 11 November 2014

Town hall chiefs have called on the Government to let them be able to give business rate discount...

Watchdog criticises Better Care Fund planning

By Jamie Hailstone | 11 November 2014

Care bosses have called for better long-term financial planning following a report by the Nationa...

MSPs call on ministers to arrange food bank meeting

By Jamie Hailstone | 10 November 2014

A committee of MSPs have called on the Scotland Office minister to keep his promise and meet food...

Thomas to help with Rotherham turnaround

By Jamie Hailstone | 07 November 2014

Derbyshire CC’s deputy chief executive, Ian Thomas, has been named as Rotherham MBC’s new strateg...

Call for 'super' North East combined authority

By Jamie Hailstone | 04 November 2014

The leader of South Tyneside Council has called for the creation of a ‘super’ combined authority,...

Businesses back calls for more devolution powers for London

By Jamie Hailstone | 04 November 2014

Business and charity leaders have backed calls by borough bosses for further devolution of powers...

Wrexham hits out at 'bullying'

By Jamie Hailstone | 04 November 2014

The leader of Wrexham CC has accused the Welsh Government of bullying local authorities into merg...

LEP gives go-ahead to 7,000 apprenticeships

By Jamie Hailstone | 04 November 2014

The London Enterprise Panel (LEP) has approved a £70m package of measures by London boroughs to c...

Queen opens Jaguar Land Rover's i54 plant

By Jamie Hailstone | 04 November 2014

Council leaders have hailed a visit by Her Majesty the Queen to the i54 enterprise park in South ...

Use social investment to solve rising care crisis

By Jamie Hailstone | 04 November 2014

A new report into social impact bonds has highlighted their growing popularity, as the charity Ag...