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Council pension funds in 'death spiral'

By Jonathan Werran | 02 February 2012

Council leaders, academics and senior consultants have warned town hall pension funds face a 'dea...

Brentwood and Essex drop shared chief executive

By Heather Jameson | 02 February 2012

Brentwood Borough Council has announced it will no longer be sharing a chief executive with Essex...

Ministers revise controversial health Bill

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 February 2012

The Government has published a list of amendments to its highly controversial Health and Social C...

Emergency fund plan to cover welfare cap

By Jonathan Werran | 02 February 2012

Ministers pledge to give councils access to a transition fund to help families hit by plans to im...

ENVIRONMENT

MPs' money worries as flooding risk intensifies

By James Evison | 02 February 2012

MPs this week questioned whether local government and businesses could raise enough funds to deal...

CLIMATE CHANGE

32 cities bid to host Green Investment Bank (GIB)

By Jonathan Werran | 02 February 2012

Some 32 bids have been sent by councils and businesses across the UK expressing interest in housi...

ENVIRONMENT

The local green economy is a spur to growth

By Paul O'Brien | 02 February 2012

Paul O'Brien predicts a rebalancing of green priorities towards energy efficiency which will crea...

The MJ Awards deadline is extended to February 17

02 February 2012

The deadline for entries to The MJ Local Government Awards has been extended to February 17.

Unions scoff at IFS claim over low-paid workforce

By Jonathan Werran | 02 February 2012

Local government unions and employers dismiss the Institute for Fiscal Studies'claim on widening ...

Windsor and Maidenhead joins council tax cuts club

By Jonathan Werran | 01 February 2012

Windsor and Maidenhead RBC has become one of five local authorities poised to reduce council tax.