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Having faith pays off for Cheshire East residents

06 July 2011

Faith groups give more than £3.5m pounds worth of voluntary work is given to local communities ac...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Cameron renews 'greenest government ever' pledge

By Jonathan Werran | 06 July 2011

David Cameron has committed government departments to reducing carbon emissions by 25% by 2015.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Charities 'fight to survive'

By Dermott Calpin | 06 July 2011

Charities are struggling to maintain service standards according to the National Council for Volu...

HEALTH

County scoops top award for youngsters' support project

06 July 2011

Monmouthshire CC has won an award from the Care Council for Wales for its work to improve support...

HEALTH

Health reforms 'not needed' says Healey

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 July 2011

Shadow health secretary, John Healey, branded the Government’s plans to reform the NHS as ‘unwise...

HEALTH

Pool resources to create 'super carer' urges think-tank

06 July 2011

Budgets must be pooled to create a new breed of better-paid, professional home carers, a think-ta...

WHITEHALL

Departments struggle to cope as need for Freedom takes toll

06 July 2011

The drive to increase transparency is resulting in departments struggling to keep pace with a ris...

WHITEHALL

Report reveals scale of errors at FiReControl

By Jonathan Werran | 06 July 2011

Over-reliance on poorly-managed consultants and a cultural inability to share bad news contribute...

FINANCE

Birmingham says it can cope with £2bn debt

06 July 2011

Birmingham City Council has played down concerns over its ability to cope with rising debt levels,

FINANCE

LGG wants a voice at pension reform talks

By Mark Conrad | 06 July 2011

Town hall employers have said they want to join Whitehall-union negotiations over local governmen...