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No belief in small measures

22 January 2014

Being a public health communications guru must be a tough gig.

The signs are looking bad

22 January 2014

You would have thought the good people of Cambridge are among the brightest in the land.

The Great British Cake Off

22 January 2014

First there was the Great British Bake Off and now it seems local government is getting in on the...

FINANCE

Windsor & Maidenhead go for five-in-a-row council tax cuts

By Jonathan Werran | 22 January 2014

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council has proposed a 2% reduction in council tax in...

FINANCE

Staffordshire PCC pushing for police council tax freeze

By Jonathan Werran | 21 January 2014

Matthew Ellis has proposed a zero increase on the police council tax precept for Staffordshire.

FINANCE

LGiU: councils should step up to personal debt crisis

By Jonathan Werran | 21 January 2014

Local authorities should stand up as community leaders to tackle a growing personal debt crisis a...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Pre-election calls for greater council housing investment

By Jonathan Werran | 20 January 2014

The next Government must make the construction of new council housing a priority to avoid a crisi...

HEALTH

Clegg in call to action on mental health

By Jonathan Werran | 20 January 2014

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has today called for society to end ‘damaging’ and ‘unhelpful’ a...

FINANCE

Birmingham names deputy chief executive

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 January 2014

Paul Dransfield has been appointed as the new deputy chief executive at Birmingham City Council.

FINANCE

LGA appoints City expert to steer bonds agency

By Jonathan Werran | 20 January 2014

Smith Square appoints top city finance expert Aidan Brady to finalise business case for collectiv...