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DEVOLUTION

Island councils demand commitment on devolved decision-making

By MJ reporter | 20 May 2015

Scotland’s three island councils have called for an early meeting with the new secretary of state...

FINANCE

Devo to aid spend for working-age people

By MJ reporter | 20 May 2015

Further devolution of welfare budgets from Whitehall to local level is necessary if reduced benef...

HEALTH

CQC chair steps down to become health minister

By MJ reporter | 20 May 2015

The chair of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has stepped down to join the newly-formed Conserva...

BUSINESS

Council staff plead guilty to taking bribes

By MJ reporter | 20 May 2015

Two former employees of Edinburgh City Council have pleaded guilty to receiving bribes for buildi...

BUSINESS

Website upgrade encourages highest ever council tax collection

By Dan Peters | 20 May 2015

Bexley LBC has achieved its highest ever collection rates for council tax and business rates afte...

FINANCE

Bonds agency talks with LGPS in quest for funding

By Dan Peters | 20 May 2015

The municipal bonds agency hopes to source funding from local government pension schemes (LGPS) w...

Concern over authorities' financial sustainability

By Dan Peters | 20 May 2015

The former chair of the Local Government Association (LGA), Sir Merrick Cockell, has expressed do...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Solihull caves to Westminster combined authority pressure

By Dan Peters | 20 May 2015

A council accused of dragging its feet over moves to create a West Midlands combined authority is...

FINANCE

White Van Man on . . . roadworks

19 May 2015

Well, judging by the amount of roadworks suddenly going on they must be getting rid of it out the...

LEGAL

Naked on two wheels

19 May 2015

It’s not the first time Diary has uncovered this sort of story, but it’s cycling at its most eye-...