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Council cannot afford to fund new stadium

By Jamie Hailstone | 08 May 2014

Liverpool City Council has confirmed it is committed to working with Everton over plans for a new...

Scottish Government to get new bedroom tax powers

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 May 2014

The Scottish Government looks set to get powers from Whitehall to mitigate the effects of the bed...

Doncaster Children's Trust chief executive named

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 May 2014

A former director of children’s services has been appointed as the chief executive of Doncaster C...

Councils call for schools repair cash to be devolved

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 May 2014

Town hall chiefs have called for schools repair cash to be passed directly to local areas.

Authorities enter £176m waste management deal

By Jamie Hailstone | 01 May 2014

Three councils in the North East have signed a new deal with SITA UK as £176m of waste infrastruc...

Norfolk launch for 'UK's largest' wellbeing enterprise

By Jamie Hailstone | 01 May 2014

The largest staff and council-owned social enterprise in the country has been officially launched...

Showsec secures Leicester City Council contract

By Jamie Hailstone | 01 May 2014

Crowd management and security specialist Showsec has won a contract with Leicester City Council t...

Commission calls for greater devolution in Scotland

By Jamie Hailstone | 25 April 2014

An independent commission in Scotland has called for local communities to be given a stronger say...

Sheffield to get £120m infrastructure boost

By Jamie Hailstone | 25 April 2014

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has announced a £120m boost to local business infrastructure i...

Council chief: Absolutely critical to work with developers

By Jamie Hailstone | 25 April 2014

The chief executive of Southampton City Council has warned it is ‘absolutely critical’ for local ...