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Boris breaking promise to families with children, say Greens

By Jamie Hailstone | 24 March 2014

The number of families being moved out of London has risen by 10-fold, according to figures from ...

West Dunbartonshire Council to discuss leaving COSLA

By Jamie Hailstone | 21 March 2014

West Dunbartonshire Council is set to become the latest local authority to discuss leaving under-...

Council 'delivers' despite challenges

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 March 2014

Barnet LBC’s controversial outsourcing programme was ‘always going to be challenging,’ according ...

Plans unveiled for major investment fund for Sheffield

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 March 2014

Sheffield City Council has launched plans for an investment fund to kick start its new retail qua...

Council progress 'slow' on social value

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 March 2014

A report on procurement could help ‘nudge’ some councils to take advantage of the Social Value Ac...

Barrow plant cash injection praised by Cumbria leader

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 March 2014

The leader of Cumbria CC has welcomed a decision by BAE Systems to invest £300m in its submarine ...

LGA warns of youth unemployment timebomb

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 March 2014

Town hall chiefs have warned a third of all young people will be out of work or ‘underemployed’ b...

LGA has concerns over Ebbsfleet garden city plans

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 March 2014

The Local Government Association (LGA) has sounded a cautionary note over plans to build a new ga...

Council directors call for funding certainty in Budget

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 March 2014

Town hall chiefs have called on George Osborne to give councils long-term certainty over funding ...

New law could lead to fundamental change, say care bosses

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 March 2014

New legislation around the care for children and families could lead to ‘fundamental changes,' ca...