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HEALTH

Councils to update PM's adoption drive

By Jonathan Werran | 24 October 2011

Local authorities to give updates on the numbers of children adopted, under new drive led by Davi...

FINANCE

Call for 'bold' reforms to finance growth in London

By Dermott Calpin | 24 October 2011

London’s councils should keep up to 60% of increased business rates income, Centre for Cities and...

FINANCE

Government's 'wasted opportunity' on business rates reform

By Dermott Calpin | 24 October 2011

Government risks missing a ‘once in a generation’ chance to empower councils to drive economic gr...

Jo Miller lands Doncaster chief's role

By Mark Conrad | 21 October 2011

Jo Miller, current Local Government Association deputy chief executive, announced as the likely n...

FINANCE

Maude: Government property to drive local growth

By Jonathan Werran | 21 October 2011

Francis Maude vows departments will try to create development opportunities boosting local growth...

HEALTH

LGA and NHS experts join forces on public health

By Dominic Browne | 21 October 2011

Five major health bodies and the LGA set out shared position on the Government’s reform of publi...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Clark hands LGA planning concession

By Mark Conrad | 21 October 2011

Smith Square claims ‘an important commitment’ secured from planning minister Greg Clark giving co...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Clark sets final NPPF deadline

By James Evison | 20 October 2011

Greg Clark commits Government to issuing final version of National Planning Policy Framework befo...

FINANCE

PwC: councils 'at forefront of job cuts'

By Dominic Browne | 20 October 2011

Study on first anniversary of CSR confirms faster than planned public sector job cuts - councils ...

Suffolk hails Cadman as new chief

By Jonathan Werran | 20 October 2011

Suffolk County Council appoints Deborah Cadman as new permanent chief executive on £155k salary.