26/10/2016 - 14:19
Data has revealed that 86 per cent of local authorities spent nothing on IT security training this year.
26/10/2016 - 12:08
City of York Council will create a Safe Haven to provide a place of ‘out of hours’ safety for those at risk of experiencing a mental health crisis.
26/10/2016 - 11:40
New research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has suggested that council funding reform may mean big winners and losers in local councils.
26/10/2016 - 09:40
Nursery providers have warned that increased demand for a new free 30-hour childcare scheme will mean many nurseries are likely to ‘go bust’.
25/10/2016 - 10:04
The government is set to review fixed odds betting terminals (FOBT), machines which are common on high streets, and take a closer look at children’s access to gambling.
24/10/2016 - 10:49
Financial experts have warned that the latest increase in public sector borrowing will make achieving a budget surplus even harder.
24/10/2016 - 10:22
Businesses will now be able to benefit from grants up to £20,000 when switching their large trucks to electric vehicles.
24/10/2016 - 10:11
Barnet Council has signed a £150 million contract for major projects including new schools, leisure and community centres.
24/10/2016 - 10:04
A community funded park near Kendal has opened, after a a crowdfunding appeal helped raise the £60,000 necessary for its creation.
24/10/2016 - 09:56
Small businesses in Scotland are to share a £60 million expansion fund to target growth through innovation and investment.
21/10/2016 - 10:37
Highland Council is preparing to make savings of between £47 million and £72 million over the next three years.
19/10/2016 - 10:36
The government has abandoned plans to allow pensioners to generate money by selling their annuities to insurance firms.
19/10/2016 - 09:26
The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) has said there will be no end to council cuts despite receiving the best budget settlement in half a decade.
18/10/2016 - 11:23
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has urged local leaders in Cambridge to ‘press on’ with their devolution deal plans.
18/10/2016 - 10:17
Plaid Cymru has revealed it has agreed a £119 million deal to back Labour's budget plans.
