13/12/2012 - 11:42
Local Government leaders in the UK are failing to keep up with the increasing rate of change that they face
05/12/2012 - 15:48
Road building, efficient computing, and energy storage technologies big winners from new £5bn capital spending commitment, but more departmental cuts now expected next year
04/12/2012 - 15:01
Communities Minister Don Foster has announced the opening of bidding for a share of £300 million.
04/12/2012 - 15:01
Hundreds of households in Greater Manchester could benefit from more affordable energy bills thanks to a multi-million pound deal to be signed.
04/12/2012 - 14:44
Government has been pressured to make a two-year £14bn investment in ‘shovel ready’ infrastructure projects by tax experts.
04/12/2012 - 14:42
The government is giving businesses the opportunity to bid for a share of a £150m pot to help fund training schemes and grow their companies, the skills minister Matthew Hancock has announced.
19/11/2012 - 10:34
The Local Government Finance Act, which received Royal Assent on November 1, could deliver £10bn worth of economic gain, according to Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles.
19/11/2012 - 10:33
GMB is calling for local authorities to be given powers to levy taxes on underused holiday homes and also to be able to compulsory purchase them in areas with acute housing need.
19/11/2012 - 10:31
Decisions to dismiss council chief executives and finance directors will no longer be subject to independent review.
19/11/2012 - 10:29
A Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) think tank has said that due to the continuing eurozone recession, the UK will be the fastest growing major economy in Europe in 2013 and 2014.
06/11/2012 - 16:47
The government has unveiled its Digital Strategy document, which sketches out how heavily used public services will be made 'digital by default'.
06/11/2012 - 16:46
The government has pledged over £1 billion of funding for the creation of seven new university and business research partnerships.
