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WHITEHALL

Bloodhound team on the scent of young scientists

26 February 2010

Students with the need for speed are being encouraged by Enfield LBC to join a supersonic record ...

HEALTH

Kids' mental healthcare 'inconsistent'

26 February 2010

There is inconsistent mental health provision for young people in care, Ofsted has warned.

WHITEHALL

Good practice conference

26 February 2010

Brighton and Hove City Council will be sharing good practice with a conference on managing the ni...

WHITEHALL

WRVS wants focus on care

26 February 2010

The charity WRVS has called for an end to ‘party political bickering’ over care services, in a bi...

WHITEHALL

Ministers under fire in 'city bias' claims

26 February 2010

Labour ministers were this week accused of pitting Britain’s urban centres against rural counties...

Housing benefit overhaul call

26 February 2010

Six councils have called on the Government to overhaul the housing benefit system to give them th...

FINANCE

Extra £5.5m funding for EEDA

26 February 2010

The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) has secured £5.5m in extra European funding for loc...

WHITEHALL

London borough snuffs out 25-year public-finance lighting agreement

26 February 2010

A London council has pulled the plug on a 25-year PFI scheme to upgrade its streetlighting, due t...

New directors appointed

26 February 2010

Three new directors have been appointed at the General Social Care Council following the appointm...

Chiefs to get animated

26 February 2010

The City of London Corporation has launched a campaign to urge other councils’ chief executives t...