18/05/2016 - 11:50
Members of the North East Combined Authority Leadership Board have confirmed their support for the proposed devolution agreement for the area.
18/05/2016 - 11:47
Plans to restructure local government in Hampshire into a unitary council have been criticised as being ‘unwieldy’.
17/05/2016 - 10:44
Oxfordshire council is at the centre of a row concerning its announcement it will close more than half of its children’s centres.
17/05/2016 - 10:43
Pembrokeshire council is set to approve a planning application submitted by Pembrokeshire Housing Association, in a move that could boost affordable housing in the area.
17/05/2016 - 10:42
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced plans to change the way local authorities help children in care.
17/05/2016 - 10:40
The Local Government Association (LGA) has rejected a ‘blanket ban’ on parents taking their children out of school in order to go on holiday, following a recent High Court ruling.
17/05/2016 - 10:38
Durham County Council has approved plans to terminate the 2,700 teaching assistant contracts and employ the teaching staff on new agreements with different terms and conditions.
16/05/2016 - 12:01
Leaders from councils and universities will work together on a pilot project to drive local growth, re-design public services and strengthen the relationship between communities and academic institutions.
16/05/2016 - 11:58
Efforts to reduce smoking in England are being undermined by black market cigarettes, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.
16/05/2016 - 11:56
Following weeks of resistance in the House of Lords, the new Housing and Planning Bill has received Royal Assent.
13/05/2016 - 10:20
The government has launched a consultation on transferring the powers of the Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) to the Treasury, in a move it claims will modernise lending to local authorities.
13/05/2016 - 10:01
New research by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has found that housing allowances are not keeping up with rents in the private sector.
