No fun for poor Fido

08 May 2013

Diary finds it amazing what a string of consecutive days of fine weather can do to the national p...

WHITEHALL

Clark blogs in praise of local government

By Laura Sharman | 08 May 2013

Local government's contribution often ‘overlooked’ and Westminster politicians should show more g...

FINANCE

Unions will wage war on any reforms to agreed terms

By Jonathan Werran | 08 May 2013

Trade union leaders agree 1% pay increase to end three-year wage freeze but vow to fight any coun...

HEALTH

Tri-borough chief execuitve to join public health board

By Jamie Hailstone | 07 May 2013

Outgoing chief of Kensington and Chelsea RLBC and Hammersmith and Fulham LBC joins Public Health ...

FINANCE

Surrey defends chief executive's bonus

By Jamie Hailstone | 07 May 2013

Surrey CC's leader has defended a decision to award the local authority's chief executive a £100,...

FINANCE

It's time to cash in

By Jonathan Werran | 04 May 2013

Councils being urged to stand up to Treasury over City borrowing.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Welsh councillors need to be more diverse

By Heather Jameson | 03 May 2013

Welsh local government minister Lesley Griffiths has said councillors in Wales need to be more di...

FINANCE

Broxbourne chief on 'special leave'

By Nick Appleyard | 03 May 2013

Chief executive of Broxbourne DC, Mike Walker, given 'special leave' amid choice on whether to ax...

CLIMATE CHANGE

UKIP makes historic surge in local elections

By Jonathan Werran | 03 May 2013

Early local government election results indicate an historic advance for the UK Independence Part...

HEALTH

'Break down barriers' to information sharing

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 May 2013

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned it is 'essential' that barriers between health and social...