Councils agree to work together on City Deal

By Laura Sharman | 29 July 2015

All ten councils in South East Wales have agreed to work together on a City Deal for the region.

BUSINESS

Rift over LOBO loans widens

By Dan Peters | 28 July 2015

A split has emerged in the market for local authority treasury management after a TV documentary ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Lloyd takes on top job at LGA

By Heather Jameson | 28 July 2015

Cambridgeshire CC chief executive Mark Lloyd has been named as the new chief executive of the Loc...

National Living Wage fuels concerns

By Dan Peters | 28 July 2015

The new National Living Wage (NLW) could lead to ‘catastrophic’ failures in the homecare sector, ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Skills minister introduces council scorecards

By MJ reporter | 27 July 2015

Councils will now be able to see how well they are getting young people into education, employmen...

WHITEHALL

Councils join forces for greater clout

By Austin Macauley | 27 July 2015

Six local authorities have joined forces to form a new partnership designed to give northeast Lon...

FINANCE

District housing plans under threat

By MJ reporter | 27 July 2015

Districts could be forced to scrap plans to build an extra 42,000 homes over the next 30 years if...

FINANCE

Services 'pushed to tipping point'

By Austin Macauley | 27 July 2015

Vital environmental health services have been pushed to a ‘tipping point’ and further cuts could ...

WHITEHALL

County Councils Network prioritises 'radical devolution'

By Dan Peters | 27 July 2015

A vision featuring ‘flexible and bold devolution plans’ has been laid out by the chairman-elect o...

HEALTH

Details of devolution inquiry announced

By Laura Sharman | 24 July 2015

An inquiry into what can be learnt from City Deals and how devolution deals can be delivered is t...