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Budget 2018: £800m cash injection for social care

By Dan Peters | 29 October 2018

Social care has been given an £800m boost in the Budget after chancellor Philip Hammond said he r...

Student block purchase to raise £2m a year

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2018

The purchase of a purpose-built student accommodation block in Cambridge will allow Cambridgeshir...

High staff turnover at 'inadequate' Gloucestershire

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2018

Too many Gloucestershire children are experiencing frequent changes of social worker more than a ...

Almost 130 roles at risk at city council

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2018

Derby City Council could slash its workforce by 128 full-time positions as it tries to fill a £10...

Finance settlement to be brought forward

By Dan Peters | 24 October 2018

Whitehall has agreed to bring forward the local government finance settlement after an independen...

Minister embroiled in 'Oliver Twist' row

By Dan Peters | 24 October 2018

Welsh local authorities have called on the First Minister to consider sacking his colleague in ch...

EXCLUSIVE: Ministry moves on Brexit

By Dan Peters | 24 October 2018

Senior Marsham Street officials have stepped up their preparations for Brexit after complaints fr...

Council buys company in £17.5m deal

By Dan Peters | 24 October 2018

Shetland Islands Council has bought a property investment and development company for just under ...

Government races ahead with further voter ID pilots

By Dan Peters | 23 October 2018

The Government is to push ahead with further controversial voter ID pilots in the face of critici...

Furious LGA attacks Universal Support decision

By Dan Peters | 23 October 2018

Smith Square has penned a stinging rebuke to a senior civil servant over Whitehall’s shock decisi...