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CLIMATE CHANGE

Waltham Forest bans fast food shops near schools

22 October 2008

Waltham Forest Council has unveiled plans to ban new fast-food shops opening close to schools, pa...

HEALTH

Council joins scramble for top Lehman staff

26 September 2008

Councils are stepping in to grab the best talent as it comes available from firms going under in ...

HEALTH

Food for thought on obesity

17 September 2008

Councils are at the forefront of tackling childhood obesity. Petra Barnby looks at measures bei...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Kids' healthcare must improve

17 September 2008

A recent report by Ofsted suggests children’s trusts still have a long way to go to deliver healt...

FINANCE

Councils pledge cash for 2012 Olympics

04 September 2008

Local government is promising hundreds of millions of pounds of investment in sport and coaching ...

HEALTH

Health inequalities need extra resources

04 September 2008

Local authorities ‘urgently’ need the resources to tackle massive health inequalities in Britain,...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

LGA: councils should step in to prevent obesity neglect

20 August 2008

Obesity in children should be seen as an indicator of parental neglect, council leaders have urged.

HEALTH

New Scottish health body

13 August 2008

A new body has been set up in Scotland to tackle the nation’s poor health record.

HEALTH

Committee refers West Sussex PCT plans

30 July 2008

HEALTH

District View

07 July 2008