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Lamb's plan for independent care appeals

By MJ reporter | 06 February 2014

Norman Lamb has revealed plans to create a new mechanism to allow people to challenge social care...

Former MP backs calls for unitary

By MJ reporter | 06 February 2014

A former Lancashire MP has backed calls for a unitary authority to be created in the east of the ...

Concern over management overhaul at council

By MJ reporter | 06 February 2014

West Sussex CC is poised to appoint two senior managers to oversee a new management structure.

Older volunteers plug care gap

By MJ reporter | 29 January 2014

More than 5m volunteers aged over 60-years-old are helping to plug the gaps in social care servic...

Combined authority plan back on track

By MJ reporter | 29 January 2014

Plans for a combined authority in the North East of England are back on track.

MJ launches campaign for more financial freedoms

By MJ reporter | 29 January 2014

The MJ has launched a campaign, calling on the Government to give councils more financial freedoms.

DCLG warns against rushing towards further decentralisation

By MJ reporter | 23 January 2014

Any further decentralisation 'should not be rushed,’ according to the Department for Communities ...

Awards deadline looms for trailblazers

By MJ reporter | 23 January 2014

Is your service a trailblazer?

Call for end to restrictive covenants on closed pubs

By MJ reporter | 22 January 2014

Calls for the Government to prevent pub chains using ‘restrictive covenants’ to stop the reopenin...

Academy plans thwarted by council's court move

By MJ reporter | 16 January 2014

Barking & Dagenham LBC has won a court injunction to temporarily stop a school being turned into ...