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.
11/01/2017 - 10:03
Colchester Council has announced it is rolling out the use of body cameras for members of staff who deal with the public, after a council employee was accused of assaulting a homeless man.
11/01/2017 - 09:43
A freedom of information (FoI) request by charity Leonard Cheshire Disability has found that more than one in five councils are commissioning short 15-minute visits for personal care despite official warnings that such quick visits were unsafe.
10/01/2017 - 12:04
Jenny Laing, the leader of Aberdeen City Council, has opened the London Stock Exchange to celebrate the its successful £370 million bond issue.
10/01/2017 - 11:57
Bath could become the first UK city to impose a tourist tax on overnight visitors to help offset the £37 million of cuts it is facing over the next five years.
10/01/2017 - 11:41
An environmental blog has reported that councils shoulder an unfair share of the responsibility and cost for waste and recycling.
10/01/2017 - 11:10
A new report is urging for the government to set minimum quotes for the number of women in Parliament and local government.
10/01/2017 - 10:51
A new agreement has been released offering an all-in-one solution for printer/copier, managed print and records information management needs.
10/01/2017 - 10:38
The City of York Council has successfully bid for just over £2.76 million worth of funding that will help secure 65 new affordable homes.
10/01/2017 - 10:14
UK households threw away £13 billion worth of food that could have been eaten in 2015, a new Wrap report finds.
10/01/2017 - 09:53
First Minister Nicole Sturgeon has announced an extra £107 million is being invested into health and social care partnerships.
10/01/2017 - 09:46
Education Secretary Justine Greening has announced a £50 million grant scheme to provide thousands of new childcare places.
09/01/2017 - 11:42
According to a new survey conducted by the British Parking Association (BPA), half of motorists prefer to use traditional cash pay and display machines when paying for parking.
09/01/2017 - 10:32
Barnet Council has called on residents to recycle their real Christmas trees now that the festive period has come to an end.
09/01/2017 - 10:17
The Local Government Association (LGA) has highlighted statistics from the Asphalt Industry Alliance's (AIA), annual ALARM survey, which has projected the pothole repair bill to rise to £14 billion by 2019.
09/01/2017 - 09:51
The Local Government Association (LGA) has said that plans to boost apprenticeship funding in England will hit school budgets, with small council schools most ta risk, say town hall bosses.
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