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SDLP leads call for NI parish councils

By Dominic Browne | 03 January 2012

The SDLP in Northern Ireland,is demanding a new system of community parish councils for the devol...

ENVIRONMENT

Action to tackle air pollution in London underway

By Nick Appleyard | 03 January 2012

Boris Johnson implements a package of measures from his air quality strategy to cut pollution in ...

Pickles' redraft gets council pension talks back on track

By Jonathan Werran | 24 December 2011

Two of the three main local government trade unions have agreed to put pensions talks back on track.

Shapps unveils £420m building fund and right to buy proposals

By Jonathan Werran | 24 December 2011

Grant Shapps has launched a £420m funding house-building package and also unveiled a consultation...

LGA counts cost of wacky FOIs

By Jonathan Werran | 23 December 2011

The LGA's Christmas top-ten of bizarre freedom of information requests.

WHITEHALL

MPs lambast Government's clumsy solar panel 'gold rush'

By Jonathan Werran | 23 December 2011

Influential cross-party committees lambast energy and climate change department for handling of F...

BUSINESS

West Midlands IT deal scrapped

By Dominic Browne | 23 December 2011

Wolverhampton City Council pulls plug on partnershp approach to sharing and developing IT service...

HEALTH

Councils face adoption overhaul

By Jonathan Werran | 23 December 2011

Former Barnardo's boss Martin Narey vents frustration at 'slow' and 'not fit for purpose' adoptio...

Government announces 14 community budget pilot schemes

By Dominic Browne | 22 December 2011

The Government today announced the award of 14 'community budget' pilots for 2012 -ten more than ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

MPs call on Clark to remove NPPF's default 'yes' to development

By Jonathan Werran | 22 December 2011

Cross-party review into the draft National Planning Policy Framework released today urges ministe...