HEALTH

East Dorset holds highest life expectancy, ONS finds

By Thomas Bridge | 25 July 2013

Statistics show people in East Dorset have the highest life expectancy in England, with those in ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

MAG reveals plans to expand Stansted

By Mark Conrad | 25 July 2013

Council-owned Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has outlined plans for Stansted Airport to meet soa...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The ultimate price of localism

By Heather Jameson | 25 July 2013

Heather Jameson considers how UK local authorities could catch panic in Detroit.

HEALTH

Child poverty study highlights £29bn cost to local authorities

By Mark Conrad | 25 July 2013

Child poverty cost UK localities £29bn last year, with the worst affected council area, Birmingha...

FINANCE

Battle lines drawn over community budget plans

By Michael Burton | 25 July 2013

The next phase of community budgets is set to be a key general election battleground as the main ...

FINANCE

Why it's a new era for NLGN

By Heather Jameson | 24 July 2013

As local government takes on unprecedented change, Heather Jameson talks to NLGN chair, Dame Jane...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Doncaster revisited

By Heather Jameson | 24 July 2013

Dogged by controversy as it may be in light of last week's Le Grand report, it's not all bad news...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Inspecting the need for improvement

By Andrew Webb | 24 July 2013

Andrew Webb challenged Ofsted to work with children’s services in a bid to re-examine its inspect...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Report questions Olympic Games' economic legacy

By Jonathan Werran | 24 July 2013

Experts have questioned government claims that the 2012 London Olympic Games could deliver a long...

FINANCE

Facing the facts on welfare

By Bob Neill | 24 July 2013

With the household benefit cap in full swing, Bob Neill looks at the benefits to be drawn on refo...

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