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The prize is right

06 July 2011

The new community budgets pilots present an opportunity that should not to be missed says Michael...

FINANCE

Walker bows out

06 July 2011

Hartlepool Council could save £100,000 because of the early retirement of its chief executive, Pa...

Groups rushing in

06 July 2011

Gloucestershire CC has received plans to take over the running of local youth centres and librari...

BUSINESS

LBC's £6.5m deal

06 July 2011

Lambeth LBC has signed a new, £6.5m customer service contract with Capita which, it says, will sa...

NI team appointed

06 July 2011

Northern Ireland Local Government Association has announced a new team of councillors to help ove...

Top-performer offers to be a budget pilot

06 July 2011

Harrow LBC chief executive, Michael Lockwood, has sent an open letter to DCLG minister, Greg Clar...

FINANCE

Latest figures reveal 5.7% fall in local government expenditure

06 July 2011

Local authority expenditure has fallen this year by 5.7% to just above £99.5bn, the first such dr...

White Van Man

06 July 2011

On a five-point plan to tackle adult care costs

Dilnot's suggestions get sector's support

06 July 2011

Local government experts have expressed broad approval to the recommendations of Andrew Dilnot’s ...

HEALTH

Health Committee launches Dilnot inquiry

By Jonathan Werran | 06 July 2011

Parliament’s Health Committee has agreed to conduct an inquiry this autumn overseeing the work of...