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22 May 2013

Children's television shows from yesteryear, are safe in local government hands.

FINANCE

Dial in to the Sir Ken and Brandon show

By Jonathan Werran | 22 May 2013

Fire and rescue authorities asked take part in teleconference with Sir Ken Knight to debate his ...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Cardiff chief executive to join private sector

By Michael Burton | 21 May 2013

Cardiff City Council chief executive Jon House has announced he is to leave the authority in the ...

FINANCE

Councils must develop 'new narrative' with public, says LGA chairman

By Heather Jameson | 21 May 2013

Local government will need to develop a ‘new narrative’ with the public, Sir Merrick Cockell tell...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Universal Credit will respect localism, minister claims

By Jonathan Werran | 21 May 2013

Lord Freud writes to councils explaining the role local authorities will play in helping deliver ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

MPs query if Work Programme can help most vulnerable jobseekers

By Jonathan Werran | 21 May 2013

A group of MPs has questioned whether the Coalition’s flagship welfare to work scheme is helping ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils defend spending £6m on Olympic torch relay

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 May 2013

Local authority leaders have defend the £6m spent by councils on last summer’s nationwide Olympic...

HEALTH

ADASS welcomes start of Dementia Week

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 May 2013

Care bosses have welcomed the start of Dementia Awareness Week, which begins today.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Charity boss blasts councils' £2bn B&B spending

By Jonathan Werran | 20 May 2013

Crisis chief hits out at figures showing UK's twelve biggest cities spent £1.88bn on temporary ac...

FINANCE

Cardiff names final five appointments

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 May 2013

Cardiff City Council has named the remaining five directors, who have been appointed to its new-l...