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FINANCE

Proposed combined authority for South Yorkshire

By Laura Sharman | 13 August 2013

A new combined authority is being proposed by nine councils in South Yorkshire to boost economic ...

FINANCE

LGA issues welfare reform warning

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 August 2013

The Local Government Association has called for the Government to relax the rules around borrowin...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Government fund has helped community groups forge links with public sector

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 August 2013

A £30m fund for third sector groups has helped ‘cement’ links between community groups and the pu...

FINANCE

Step towards combined corporate service for neighbours

By MJ Correspondent | 12 August 2013

The first step towards creating a combined corporate service for two neighbouring councils has be...

FINANCE

Wandsworth evicts August looter two years on

By Jonathan Werran | 09 August 2013

Wandsworth LBC has evicted a tenant who took part in the August 2011 summer riots from a council-...

FINANCE

Zero hour contracts for councils 'here to stay'

By Jonathan Werran | 08 August 2013

Councils will continue to use controversial ‘zero hours’ contracts to lower local government’s wa...

HEALTH

Foundation picks 20 pioneering early intervention places

By Jonathan Werran | 08 August 2013

Twenty local authority areas have been chosen to provide the evidence base for early intervention...

HEALTH

Here comes the NICE

By Jonathan Werran | 08 August 2013

Health regulator in drive to recruit senior council officials and politicians to shape guidance o...

HEALTH

More people using personal budgets, say care bosses

By Jamie Hailstone | 08 August 2013

The number of people using direct payments to fund care programmes has also increased - from 13.7...

Four Wheel Drive Woman on the benefits of the private sector

08 August 2013

Tarquin, stop shivering – you do make such a fuss.