Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
03/10/2016 - 14:19
Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that the UK will begin the formal Brexit negotiation process by the end of March 2017.
30/09/2016 - 10:40
Birmingham City Council has announced it has joined the bidding to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
30/09/2016 - 10:22
New research published by the RAC Foundation has indicated that installing average speed cameras on roads can reduce the number of fatal and serious crashes by 36 per cent.
30/09/2016 - 09:59
Aberdeenshire Council has elected Alison Evison as its new co-leader, following the so-called Legogate row, in which the former council leader expressed dissatisfaction over his Legoland accommodation.
27/09/2016 - 16:53
Liverpool City Council has regained control of its markets, after buying them for a sum of £1, from Geraud Markets UK, which has operated them since 2003.
27/09/2016 - 11:55
Cambridge City Council has received criticism over its ‘failure to deliver on basic services for residents’.
27/09/2016 - 10:24
The Local Government Association (LGA) has said that English tourism is expected to soar under devolution deals, with data suggesting the tourist industry will grow 2.9 per cent per year over the next decade.
26/09/2016 - 10:34
Wakefield Council has appointed design and consultancy firm Arcadis to deliver its Property and Facilities Management Services.
23/09/2016 - 11:09
Edinburgh City Council has ordered a survey of its council buildings, after 17 of the region’s schools were closed as a result of safety concerns.
23/09/2016 - 10:36
Norfolk County Council has launched a new Social Care Academy to recruit and retain social workers and encourage former social workers back to the profession, in order to address the staff shortage.
23/09/2016 - 10:14
In an interview with the BBC, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has suggested that the UK will begin formal negotiations to leave the EU in early 2017.
22/09/2016 - 10:03
Malcolm Harrison has been appointed chief executive of Crown Commercial Service (CCS), effective from 1 November 2016.
21/09/2016 - 11:27
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called for more control over taxes and public services, akin to those given to the mayors of Chicago and New York.
21/09/2016 - 10:58
The UK government has invited Derry City & Strabane Council to put forward proposals to sustain the Londonderry to London air route, following the recent announcement by Ryanair that it would stop serving the route and the end of March 2017.
21/09/2016 - 10:20
Citizens Advice Cymru has raised concerns over councils using bailiffs to quicken the collection of council debts.
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