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Localism 'set to fail' without cross-departmental reform

28 September 2011

Influential Commons committee has warned coalition ambitions for localism, decentralisation and B...

FINANCE

Ministers agree to slash number of N Ireland councils

By Jamie Hailstone | 28 September 2011

Stormont ministers have announced plans to cut the number of councils in Northern Ireland to 11 b...

FINANCE

Borrowing rate cut sparks fears for home loan scheme

28 September 2011

Fears that councils might be deterred from establishing a sector-wide bond scheme have been stoke...

BUSINESS

Going swimmingly

28 September 2011

Work has started on replacing Worthing BC’s Aquarena swimming pool with a new, £17.5m facility.

BUSINESS

HC-One takes care

28 September 2011

The HC-One partnership, which is taking over around 250 care homes from Southern Cross, has launc...

WHITEHALL

Ministers back localism but 'will have final say'

By Dominic Browne | 28 September 2011

Government outlines its commitment to decentralisation in two recent reports - but advised ‘minis...

Survey reveals 'lack of communication' over pensions

28 September 2011

Local government employers need to take charge of communicating the message on pension reforms, s...

FINANCE

Party 'must not dictate' budget-style spending

By Mark Conrad | 28 September 2011

Labour must avoid temptation to proscribe how community budget-style spending should be run, Hari...

FINANCE

Balls outlines local jobs plan

By Mark Conrad | 28 September 2011

Shadow chancellor, Ed Balls, has put local areas firmly at the centre of his five-point plan to k...

FINANCE

Assembly minister timetables Welsh council reform agenda

By Dominic Browne | 28 September 2011

Welsh Assembly local government minister Carl Sargeant announces new framework for council reform.