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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

UK family finances 'face meltdown' says charity

By Mark Conrad | 22 February 2012

A leading children's charity has warned local authorities must invest in early intervention schem...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Guide highlights value of social enterprises

22 February 2012

Social enterprises can help councils meet their strategic objectives, according to a new guide fo...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Residents to manage third borough library

22 February 2012

Camden LBC has agreed to hand over a third library to community groups in the borough, in order t...

Corridors of Power

21 February 2012

Julian Fortescue-Smythe is discussing the latest ONS public health statistics with old friend and...

BUSINESS

Fitting replacement

21 February 2012

Interserve has started work on the £27m Holt Park Active fitness and wellbeing centre for Leeds C...

BUSINESS

Wyred for success

21 February 2012

The minister for civil society, Nick Hurd, has praised Wyre BC for successfully working with loca...

BUSINESS

Five take on three

21 February 2012

Aberdeenshire Council has appointed five contractors to its capital works programme for the next ...

BUSINESS

£60m repair deal

21 February 2012

Gateshead MBC has awarded a £60m contract to Mears to undertake repairs and maintenance work to m...

FINANCE

Councils caught up in public tax probe

By Dominic Browne | 20 February 2012

Controversy over senior public servants avoiding tax through sanctioned pay deals has spread to l...

FINANCE

Councils poised to target bonds market

By Jonathan Werran | 20 February 2012

A study issued by the NLGN claims councils are increasingly prepared to use alternative methods o...