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Labour backs whole-person care

By MJ reporter | 06 March 2014

Health and social care experts have backed the findings of the Independent Commission on Whole Pe...

Plymouth leader 'stunned' at flood support omission

By MJ reporter | 26 February 2014

Plymouth City Council's leader has complained that firms in his city will not be able to apply fo...

LGA: Welfare grant axing undermines Government's partnership pledge

By MJ reporter | 19 February 2014

Councils have complained that the axing of welfare support funding is evidence of coalition backt...

Debate over unitary for West Sussex

By MJ reporter | 19 February 2014

The leader of West Sussex CC is to start a public debate on a unitary authority for the county, f...

Greens want Scottish council overhaul

By MJ reporter | 19 February 2014

The Scottish Greens have called for a radical overhaul of local government.

Probe into Welsh chiefs' salaries

By MJ reporter | 12 February 2014

Members of the Welsh Assembly’s public accounts committee will scrutinise council chief executive...

Joint authority gets green light for West Yorkshire

By MJ reporter | 11 February 2014

Councils in West Yorkshire have agreed a structure for their new combined authority, which will b...

UKIP duo call for North Yorkshire unitary

By MJ reporter | 11 February 2014

Two UKIP members on North Yorkshire County Council have called for all eight local authorities in...

Parking fines profits myth masks stark reality

By MJ reporter | 11 February 2014

Government claims councils are profiting from parking are hindering local government efforts to e...

Troubled Families tsar 'worried about Norfolk'

By MJ reporter | 11 February 2014

Troubled families tsar Louise Casey has revealed Norfolk CC is on her ‘worry list’ of authorities...