26/07/2016 - 09:37
The Tax Payers Alliance (TPA) is urging the government to abolish the ‘unfair’ stamp duty, as it is preventing people buying their own home.
26/07/2016 - 09:28
Thirteen winners will receive a share of the government’s £30 million low emission bus fund to add 326 new buses to their fleets.
25/07/2016 - 11:31
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for councils to be given extra powers to reject betting shop applications.
25/07/2016 - 10:27
Reform Scotland has called for councils to be given a greater role in Scottish policing, in order to increase local accountability.
25/07/2016 - 10:05
The government has passed a new law which means all local authorities must ensure that staff dealing with the public can speak fluent English.
25/07/2016 - 09:46
Trade union Unison has launched a petition to debate the proposal to pool local government pension funds in order to invest in infrastructure.
25/07/2016 - 09:20
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on high street coffee chains to go further in developing recyclable paper cups and to work with councils to produce a system for collecting and recycling empty cartons.
22/07/2016 - 10:31
In a report, the Joint Committee on Human Rights has said there is currently no useable legal definition of extremism.
22/07/2016 - 10:01
Calderdale Council has introduced a 24-hour instant messaging (IM) service for customers.
22/07/2016 - 09:49
Blackburn and Darwen Council has approved a plan to 500 jobs over the next three years, in a bid to generate £13 million in savings.
22/07/2016 - 09:34
Bath and North East Somerset Council has overspent by more than £865,000 on using agency workers to cover illness and maternity in the children’s social work sector.
22/07/2016 - 09:22
A review published by the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) has praised Lewisham Council for overcoming its gender pay and position inequality.
