FINANCE

'Boris of the North' needed to win spending round battles, IPPR urges

By Jonathan Werran | 02 January 2014

Five combined authorities in the North of England should speak with a single voice when lobbying ...

FINANCE

Housing chief: Benefit cap has caused significant homelessness increase

By MJ Correspondent | 24 December 2013

The benefit cap has caused a ‘significant increase’ in homelessness in Brent, the London borough’...

FINANCE

Children's services directors welcome adoption boost

By MJ Correspondent | 24 December 2013

Children’s services directors have welcomed a £50m funding boost for adoption announced today.

FINANCE

Lewis quizzed by council chiefs

By MJ Correspondent | 23 December 2013

Council chief executives and leaders have directly challenged Brandon Lewis following the local g...

HEALTH

Rochdale findings 'should be used more widely'

23 December 2013

The findings of the Rochdale's serious case review should be used more widely than just in Rochda...

FINANCE

'Council newspaper crackdown is Orwellian'

By MJ Correspondent | 23 December 2013

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles is seeking to ‘set himself up as the censor-in-chief’, a MP ha...

FINANCE

Councils' defeat over planning rules relaxation

By MJ Correspondent | 20 December 2013

Concerned councils have expressed their disappointment after losing a legal challenge to the Gove...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Birmingham City Council announce new chief exec

20 December 2013

Birmingham City Council has announced Mark Rogers has been appointed as its new chief executive.

Video: Croydon on song

20 December 2013

Councils haven’t had that much to sing about recently but perhaps with Christmas on the horizon i...

Market traders unhappy at council's Christmas offer

20 December 2013

‘Tis the season to be jolly, but some people just don’t do Christmas.