12/04/2018 - 10:37
Pilots could help the government maintain momentum behind its changes to the local government finance system
06/04/2018 - 11:56
The Cabinet Office launched the Government Property Agency (GPA) on 1 April with the aim to generate more than £1 billion in financial savings.
05/04/2018 - 11:01
Finding savings has become ‘increasingly critical’ for local authorities who are facing continuous reductions in funding.
05/04/2018 - 09:52
Oxford City Council has announced the transformation of its direct services operations into a wholly-owned social enterprise called Oxford Direct Services Ltd.
05/04/2018 - 09:18
New research by the Sutton Trust has revealed that as many as 1,000 Sure Start centres across the country have closed since 2009.
04/04/2018 - 12:35
New RAC research has shown that over one million fines are handed out to drivers caught in city bus lanes every year.
04/04/2018 - 10:05
Liverpool City Council will receive early access to almost £7 million of funding to support struggling families to turn their lives around.
04/04/2018 - 09:55
As part of a €25 million project, Dundee City Council and Aberdeen City Council will both be adding hydrogen fuel cell electric buses to their fleets.
03/04/2018 - 14:28
The government has revealed that nearly a million more low-income households are set to benefit from innovative energy saving measures.
03/04/2018 - 09:13
Thérèse Coffey has announced that councils will be given the power to almost double on-the-spot fines for litter louts, from £80 to £150.
03/04/2018 - 08:58
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has revealed new government plans to significantly reduce the number of people sleeping rough.
29/03/2018 - 10:50
The CCN has said that LEP boundaries must be re-shaped so they align with county council boundaries to improve ‘localised’ industrial strategies.
29/03/2018 - 09:59
Official figures released have shown that council tax levels will increase by an average of 5.1 per cent across England in 2018/19.
28/03/2018 - 14:54
Sajid Javid will introduce legislation that will reverse the impact of a ‘staircase tax’, which he says has unfairly affected up to a thousand businesses.
28/03/2018 - 14:16
The new Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme, aimed at ensuring greener journeys, has been launched by Transport Minister Nusrat Ghani.
