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Lancashire promises savings on services

11 June 2014

Lancashire CC’s deputy leader has vowed the council can make bigger savings than the 10% delivere...

Council takes action as care home review findings are revealed

By Jamie Hailstone | 11 June 2014

West Sussex CC has pledged to act on more than 30 recommendations in an independent review into a...

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Green Party calls for resignations over 'shambolic' Tower Hamlets elections

11 June 2014

Tower Hamlets LBC officers have defended their running of the elections after criticism from poli...

CQC framework 'does not focus on partnership'

By Jamie Hailstone | 11 June 2014

Town hall bosses and social care chiefs have warned the new Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspect...

'Build on strengths' to drive local economies

By Jonathan Werran | 11 June 2014

Struggling areas should ‘get off their butts’ and understand how they could re engineer their loc...

Liverpool boosted by housing partnership

By Jamie Hailstone | 11 June 2014

Developers in Liverpool have joined forces to help spend more than £200m improving housing across...

Broadband to be upgraded in new Coventry deal

By Jamie Hailstone | 11 June 2014

Coventy City Council has formed a strategic partnership with CityFibre to help give local firms a...

Dundee agrees to two-year Stansted Airport service

By Jamie Hailstone | 11 June 2014

The Government has signed a groundbreaking deal worth almost £3m with Dundee City Council to ensu...

Essex fund scoops 'scheme of the year' accolade

By MJ Correspondent | 11 June 2014

The £4bn Essex Pension Fund will receive a trophy for being public sector scheme of the year at a...

Authorities should become credit providers to boost public resources

By MJ Correspondent | 11 June 2014

More local authorities could provide credit to help other public services, a council chief who ha...