27/09/2016 - 10:55
Wokingham Borough Council is considering a move to make £19 million in savings, which could means it will not provide key services such as lollipop crossings.
26/09/2016 - 11:39
The potential cost to council taxpayers of converting all schools to academies is £320 million, says the LGA.
26/09/2016 - 10:34
Wakefield Council has appointed design and consultancy firm Arcadis to deliver its Property and Facilities Management Services.
26/09/2016 - 09:24
The government has responded to a consultation about reforms to public sector exit payments.
23/09/2016 - 11:26
Somerset County Council is facing a £24 million overspend this financial year, as a result of expensive social care costs and a reduction in government budgets.
23/09/2016 - 10:53
A new investigation by ITV programme Suspended: Britain’s Pay Scandal? highlighted that over 1,172 council staff have been suspended from work on full pay, in the last three years.
22/09/2016 - 15:59
The Bank of England has told the government that the Help to Buy Mortgage Guarantee Scheme is no longer needed.
22/09/2016 - 15:40
Warwickshire County Council has announced a set of options it will consider to achieve savings of around £67 million by 2020.
22/09/2016 - 14:15
Newly released figures have shown that more than 312,000 households have now benefited from government-backed home ownership schemes.
22/09/2016 - 10:39
A new £40 million entrepreneur fund backed by the British Business Bank has been announced by Small Business Minister Margot James.
22/09/2016 - 10:15
Council leaders have praised a judicial review which ruled that councils should remain exempt from VAT on commercial waste collections.
22/09/2016 - 10:09
Former Conservative Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has said that the NHS should get a ‘Brexit bonus’ of £5 billion a year.
21/09/2016 - 10:20
Citizens Advice Cymru has raised concerns over councils using bailiffs to quicken the collection of council debts.
20/09/2016 - 14:10
The introduction of ‘charity bins’ has successfully reduced litter by an average of 30 per cent in five locations across England.
20/09/2016 - 11:36
A proposal to invest £1.6million to help protect an area of Leeds from flooding by developing a new natural greenspace is to be discussed.
