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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.

Cllr Kite flies Rolling Stones plaque idea to mark Dartford link

20 December 2013

It seems Dartford BC Can’t get no satisfaction until a plaque is erected.

FINANCE

Funding to push Shared Lives care

By Laura Sharman | 20 December 2013

The expansion of family-based care is expected to save local authorities and the NHS £50m a year.

FINANCE

Shoesmith in call to tackle blame culture

By MJ Correspondent | 19 December 2013

Local government should ‘take the lead’ in changing the current culture of blame, Sharon Shoesmit...