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BUSINESS
Authorities make £12m joint investment in solar farms
By Dan Peters | 02 May 2017
Three local authorities have jointly invested £12m in a bond secured against two solar farms.
FINANCE
Guide to championing civic crowdfunding launched
By Dan Peters | 26 April 2017
A new guidebook to help empower local authorities ‘champion’ civic crowdfunding will be sent to c...
FINANCE
Going for gold in children's services
By Alison Michalska | 20 April 2017
New ADCS president Alison Michalska’s priorities for the year revolve around the determination to...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
We're getting with the programme
By Sarah Wright | 20 April 2017
The national approach to safeguarding must be broadened if children’s services departments are to...
FINANCE
Championing the community
20 April 2017
Cambridgeshire CC won the Excellence in Community Engagement prize at The MJ’s Local Government E...
WHITEHALL
Local democracy 'needs to be revitalised'
By William Eichler | 18 April 2017
A think-tank has published a blueprint for a complete overhaul of local governance in Scotland.
INNOVATION
Don't be embarrassed about failing, councils told
By William Eichler | 29 March 2017
Councils should make more use of pilots and trials to test innovative policy ideas and not be emb...
FINANCE
Is social care making progress?
By Jonathan Carr-West | 29 March 2017
Dr Jonathan Carr-West looks at the major questions the Government’s upcoming green paper on socia...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
LGA seeks peer support cash
29 March 2017
The Local Government Association (LGA) is seeking ‘millions’ of pounds of funding to support a se...
BUSINESS
Council venture to deliver cost benefits
By James Evison | 29 March 2017
Westminster City Council has launched a cost-saving service with procurement consultancy, 4C Asso...
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