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Minister to face youth services grilling

By Dominic Browne | 07 November 2011

Senior politicians to face a grilling from 100 youth service leaders over the next two days - fol...

Oxfordshire leader announces he is standing down

By Jamie Hailstone | 07 November 2011

Oxfordshire CC leader, Cllr Keith Mitchell, has announced he will stand down in May 2012, after 1...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Deprivation time-bomb

By Dominic Browne | 04 November 2011

An influential committee of MPs today publishes a damning assessment of the Government's approach...

Recycling rates in England on the rise

By Nick Appleyard | 04 November 2011

Recycling rates in England surpassed the 40% mark last year for the first time since records began.

'Focus only on core council issues,' Pickles is warned

By Heather Jameson | 04 November 2011

Eric Pickles, should concentrate on what really matters in local government,Clive Betts has claimed.

Cities facing Neet problems revealed

By Dominic Browne | 04 November 2011

A quarter of 16 to 24 years-olds are not in employment,or training across many English towns and ...

LGA launches 'resident satisfaction' service

By Mark Conrad | 04 November 2011

Council leaders launch a new data service aimed at collating residents' views on local services.

WHITEHALL

Unison members vote for 30 November pensions strike

By Jonathan Werran | 03 November 2011

Unison members voted for industrial action on 30 November over the government’s plans to reform p...

HEALTH

Family Justice Review blasts 'shocking delays'

By Jonathan Werran | 03 November 2011

‘Shocking delays’ to child care reviews should be slashed by setting six-month deadlines, Family ...

Scottish local economic strategies need to improve says watchdog

By Jamie Hailstone | 03 November 2011

Community planning partnerships need to improve their local economic strategies, according to a n...