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FINANCE

And after the election?

By Graeme Creer | 15 May 2015

Graeme Creer looks ahead to what the Conservative manifesto commitments might mean for local gove...

FINANCE

43% of council bosses 'less positive' about the future

By Heather Jameson | 06 May 2015

Council chief executives are getting less positive about the future and are enjoying their jobs l...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

New arrangements for Rotherham MBC agreed

By Jamie Hailstone | 24 April 2015

Details of how the Government-appointed commissioners will oversee Rotherham MBC have now been ag...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Welcome to the 'Severn powerhouse'

30 March 2015

Bristol, Cardiff and Newport councils have joined together to form the ‘Great Western Cities’ and...

FINANCE

Care Act cash queries

By Cllr Izzi Secombe | 30 March 2015

The Care Act has the potential to offer the personalised approach that people want, but Cllr Izzi...

HEALTH

Pass on powers 'or economy will stall'

By Jamie Hailstone | 24 March 2015

Council leaders have reiterated their calls for more powers from Westminster, amid claims local g...

FINANCE

Authority joins forces with FM group

By Jamie Hailstone | 24 March 2015

Plans to create a new joint venture between the Norse Group and Middlesbrough Council have taken ...

HEALTH

Looking back on five years as a minister

By Greg Clark | 17 March 2015

As the current Parliament draws to a close, cities minister Greg Clark reflects on his ministeria...

ENVIRONMENT

Welsh Assembly given incentive to devolve income tax

By Jonathan Werran | 27 February 2015

Prime minister David Cameron has hailed today’s St David’s Day agreement as ‘one of the biggest t...

ENVIRONMENT

Flood prevention report

24 February 2015

A report by East Midlands Councils has called for more action to help tackle flood risk in the re...