Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
12/05/2017 - 10:11
To meet increasing demands, Bristol Waste Company, the council-owned waste business, has launched a commercial waste and recycling service.
12/05/2017 - 09:31
The Green Party has pledged new laws to protect Britain's nature, wildlife and countryside in the wake of Brexit.
11/05/2017 - 11:43
Cheshire East Council has secured a landmark ruling in the Supreme Court to better protect residents from speculative housing developments that threaten the countryside.
11/05/2017 - 11:23
New analysis by the Local Government Association (LGA) has highlighted a £2 billion funding gap is expected to open by 2020 as pressures facing children’s services are rapidly becoming unsustainable.
11/05/2017 - 10:28
Research by Localis has indicated that only a third of council members have a clear understanding of how an accountable care system (ACS) works, prompting concerns over the future integration between health and social care as part of an ACS.
10/05/2017 - 12:53
Councillor Mary Ellen Campbell, deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast, joined three leading local charities at the launch of a £1 million fund for community based groups.
10/05/2017 - 11:51
Data from the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has revealed that local government cuts have hit charities with research showing the charitable sector can expect to see ‘little rise’ in government income.
10/05/2017 - 11:24
Speaking at the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (Adass) conference, Sir James Mundy, president of the family division of the High Court, has criticised the separation of elderly couples when one or both are moved into care homes as ‘inhumane’.
09/05/2017 - 12:36
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is considering implementing a zone in the city centre which could see drivers of highly polluting vehicles charged a fee.
09/05/2017 - 12:18
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has warned that councils are failing to apply planning guidance that is designed to protect countryside growth plans.
09/05/2017 - 12:01
West Suffolk councillors are considering plans to create a new single council to meet future challenges and better drive prosperity in the region.
09/05/2017 - 11:38
Local government branches in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are being consulted over the pay claim for the next pay round.
09/05/2017 - 09:38
Prof John Middleton, president of the Faculty of Public Health, has advised that smoking should be banned in some new council homes to protect the health of children.
08/05/2017 - 12:28
As his first act as the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham has donated 15 per cent of his salary to kick start the Homelessness fund.
08/05/2017 - 11:26
Corby Borough Council is planning to cut the wages paid to apprentices so they are no longer earning the same as their instructors.
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