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Northern leaders pledge to work together

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 March 2016

The leaders of five core cities have pledged to work together to achieve the next phase of the No...

Scottish councils pledge to keep UK in EU

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 March 2016

The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) has announced it will back the campaign to k...

'Plan ahead for integrated place-based care'

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 March 2016

A local government think-tank has called on councils and health trusts to plan ahead to help deve...

Bed-blockers are up by one-third

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 March 2016

The number of hospital bed days lost because social care services are not available has risen by ...

Voters give a firm 'no' to directly-elected mayor

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 March 2016

Voters in Bath and North East Somerset have rejected calls for a directly-elected mayor.

Adecco purchases Penna for £105m

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 March 2016

The international recruitment firm Adecco Group has bought Penna Consulting in a deal worth aroun...

Authorities back £1bn infrastructure fund

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 March 2016

Two local authority pension schemes have backed a new £1bn infrastructure investment fund.

Scunthorpe £25m stadium deal is set to kick off

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 March 2016

Scunthorpe United’s plans for a £25m football stadium are ready for kick off after being approved...

New concerns over health service finances

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 March 2016

A group of MPs has expressed fresh concerns about the state of NHS finances.

Doctors call for BCF cash to be brought forward

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 March 2016

Doctors have called on the Government to bring forward the extra cash for the Better Care Fund (B...