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Tendring is the (naked) fright

01 August 2013

Councillors fight the good fight to keep Clacton Sands free from flabby middle aged naked exhibit...

Zip it up - or urine trouble

01 August 2013

Diary salutes the Lincolnshire Echo for running a silly season story with the headline ‘Councillo...

FINANCE

More spending pain as 'further £1bn' cuts loom

By Jonathan Werran | 01 August 2013

Council chiefs have warned local government faces an additional £1bn hit to spending – effectivel...

HEALTH

Health administrators reject council plan

By MJ Correspondent | 31 July 2013

A scandal-hit hospital trust will be dissolved under health administrators' proposals published t...

HEALTH

Lewisham LBC wins hospital fight

By MJ Correspondent | 31 July 2013

A mayor has said ‘justice has been delivered’ after the High Court ruled the Secretary of State a...

FINANCE

Child sexual abuse training vow

By Mark Conrad | 31 July 2013

Local government leaders have vowed to support training programmes aimed at improving council soc...

WHITEHALL

Pickles hits back as PCS launches legal battle

By Jonathan Werran | 31 July 2013

Communities secretary defends his plans to rein in trade union activity within the DCLG.

FINANCE

Government to give £12m to councils to help with social care data collection

By Jamie Hailstone | 31 July 2013

The Department of Health has agreed to give councils almost £12m as part of an overhaul of the wa...

WHITEHALL

Key fears underlined as UC pilot results revealed

By Jonathan Werran | 31 July 2013

Welfare ministers have insisted lessons learned from 13 local authority pilots trialling the tran...

FINANCE

Councils win roadwork permit powers

By Mark Conrad | 31 July 2013

Surrey and East Sussex CCs have both been granted powers to decide when utilities companies dig u...