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FINANCE

Exclusive: Bournemouth under fire over Mouchel 'contract'

By Dominic Browne | 19 October 2011

Official at the centre of row had questioned Bournemouth Council’s controversial outsourcing deal...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Councils on personal-budget target

By Dermott Calpin | 19 October 2011

Councils have taken significant steps towards achieving their target of providing universal perso...

FINANCE

'Smash silos', says Pickles

By Michael Burton | 19 October 2011

Councils were this week placed centre-stage in the coalition’s drive to tackle dysfunctional fami...

BUSINESS

LGA 'Wraps-up' SME recycling boost

By Dominic Browne | 19 October 2011

New voluntary commitment for councils to help smaller businesses (SMEs) meet waste management bur...

FINANCE

Councils urge overhaul of academies funding

By Dermott Calpin | 19 October 2011

Ministers should cut the ‘red tape’ on the funding of academies and let councils take charge in a...

White van man…on the government

19 October 2011

'It's all starting to go pear-shaped'

Council chiefs urged to respond to August riots survey

By Jonathan Werran | 18 October 2011

Darra Singh calls upon council chief executives to assist with the completion of a survey into th...

Pickles sets problem families challenge for councils

By Michael Burton | 18 October 2011

Eric Pickles today stepped up the community budgets programme with a challenge to councils to spe...

Shapps to unveil 'Tebbit style' council home swap scheme

By Luke Barras-Hill | 18 October 2011

Unemployed council housing tenants may soon be able to engage in a national house swap scheme to ...

NPPF consultation draws to a close

By Nick Appleyard | 18 October 2011

Consultation on ministers' controversial reforms to planning policy draws to a close today.