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MPs to probe Sure Start innovation

15 December 2011

Councils which developed innovative ways of maintaining Sure Start children's centres to be quest...

£175m poverty drive sparks row

15 December 2011

Scottish council leaders have criticised the country's government for not consulting them on a £1...

Liaise with charities to counter cuts says LGA

15 December 2011

Charities must find new ways of working with councils, the chairman of the Local Government Assoc...

City unveils 'civic contract' to bind communities

15 December 2011

Westminster City Council is consulting on proposals to overhaul the way the central London boroug...

Three cheers for Hammersmith and Fulham

15 December 2011

Hammersmith and Fulham LBC has announced it will cut its council tax rate by 3% next year – the f...

Peers reject spare room benefits cutback

By Jonathan Werran | 15 December 2011

House of Lords reject government plans to cut weekly rent allowances to social housing tenants wi...

£10m fund to tackle urban gang culture

15 December 2011

Twenty-two areas blighted by gangs will benefit from a £10m Home Office cash pot designed to comb...

Union accuses councils of failing to support Remploy

15 December 2011

More than 200 councils have been accused of failing to support Remploy factories employing disabl...

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OFT fears spark probe into private healthcare market

By Dominic Browne | 15 December 2011

A full Competition Commission (CC) investigation into the £5bn private healthcare sector has come...

BUSINESS

Portsmouth plots £1bn investment to transform city

15 December 2011

Portsmouth City Council has announced plans to raise £1bn of investment for major infrastructure ...