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15 Nov 13
Economic growth and quality of life in a host of regional cities is outstripping London as the capital ‘pays the price’ due to its problems with transport congestion, housing affordability and income...
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8 Nov 13
Can sustainability and integrated reporting address concerns about the complexity and relevance of annual reporting?
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30 Oct 13
There are signs of recovery all around, from GDP growth figures to rising house prices. So has the chancellor, as he claims, won the austerity debate, or is short-termism and poor policy-making...
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28 Oct 13
Councils across southern England and Wales are squaring up to the aftermath of the worst storm to hit the country in almost three decades
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25 Oct 13
Councils have urged energy companies to work with them to deliver a government-mandated energy efficiency programme after finding the scheme is falling behind schedule
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26 Sep 13
The coalition's infrastructure plan is said to be the biggest programme of public works since the Victorian era. The only issue is getting it off the drawing board, says Mark Hellowell
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24 Sep 13
Charity shops, cheque cashiers and bookmakers are replacing traditional high street shops across the UK, research by PricewaterhouseCoopers has found
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11 Sep 13
The number of people working in local government fell by nearly 50,000 in the second quarter of 2013, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics today.
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5 Aug 13
Some UK coastal towns are suffering ‘severe social breakdown’, plagued by high levels of unemployment and poverty, a think-tank has warned.
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30 Jul 13
Councils face being stripped of planning powers on dubious grounds, the Local Government Association has warned.
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28 Jun 13
The man who promised to 'intervene before breakfast, lunch and dinner' is back, and demanding a new local growth plan. Lord Heseltine talked to Judy Hirst ahead of the Spending Review
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13 Jun 13
The Treasury has launched an initiative to cut costs in projects built using the controversial Private Finance Initiative by urging private operators of hospitals and schools to agree to a code of...
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6 Jun 13
Communities in England are to be given a greater say over the siting of on-shore wind farms along with bigger incentives to ensure such developments are built, the government announced today.
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30 May 13
Chancellor George Osborne has announced a change to the system of tax breaks in order to clamp down on what he called the ‘unacceptable’ use of some reliefs by utility companies.
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29 May 13
Planning relaxations that come into effect in England today will ‘significantly reduce’ councils' ability to decide on important developments in their area, the Local Government Association has...
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13 May 13
The UK economy would be boosted by as much as £100bn a year if the country’s transport and energy infrastructure matched standards in Europe, the Centre for Economics and Business Research said today.
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30 Apr 13
The Edinburgh-based Green Investment Bank is in talks with ministers about extending its funding for at least a further year, Public Finance has been told.
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24 Apr 13
The Treasury is to underwrite £75m worth of investment in the Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire in the first confirmed deal using government-backed funding guarantees.
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22 Apr 13
Councils have called for further clarification on revised government proposals to relax planning restrictions for home extensions.
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8 Apr 13
A 5p carrier bag tax comes into effect in Northern Ireland today.
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3 Apr 13
This month, local authorities face one of their trickiest balancing acts yet. They have to meet the twin challenges of government changes to council tax support and business rates, without losing out...
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28 Mar 13
Prime Minister David Cameron has moved energy minister John Hayes to the Cabinet Office to act as his senior parliamentary adviser.
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12 Mar 13
The four ‘whole place’ Community Budget pilots in England show that integrated spending could lead to cheaper and better services, the National Audit Office said today.
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18 Feb 13
Councils have hit back at suggestions that cheap public sector catering contracts are responsible for the decline in food standards that has contributed to the horsemeat scandal.
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8 Feb 13
Councils have called for greater freedom to fund their own local flood defence schemes, after 93 Whitehall projects were approved yesterday.
15 Nov 13Economic growth and quality of life in a host of regional cities is outstripping London as the capital ‘pays the price’ due to its problems with transport congestion, housing affordability and income...
8 Nov 13Can sustainability and integrated reporting address concerns about the complexity and relevance of annual reporting?
30 Oct 13There are signs of recovery all around, from GDP growth figures to rising house prices. So has the chancellor, as he claims, won the austerity debate, or is short-termism and poor policy-making...
28 Oct 13Councils across southern England and Wales are squaring up to the aftermath of the worst storm to hit the country in almost three decades
25 Oct 13Councils have urged energy companies to work with them to deliver a government-mandated energy efficiency programme after finding the scheme is falling behind schedule
26 Sep 13The coalition's infrastructure plan is said to be the biggest programme of public works since the Victorian era. The only issue is getting it off the drawing board, says Mark Hellowell
11 Sep 13The number of people working in local government fell by nearly 50,000 in the second quarter of 2013, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics today.
28 Jun 13The man who promised to 'intervene before breakfast, lunch and dinner' is back, and demanding a new local growth plan. Lord Heseltine talked to Judy Hirst ahead of the Spending Review
29 May 13Planning relaxations that come into effect in England today will ‘significantly reduce’ councils' ability to decide on important developments in their area, the Local Government Association has...
13 May 13The UK economy would be boosted by as much as £100bn a year if the country’s transport and energy infrastructure matched standards in Europe, the Centre for Economics and Business Research said today.
3 Apr 13This month, local authorities face one of their trickiest balancing acts yet. They have to meet the twin challenges of government changes to council tax support and business rates, without losing out...
12 Mar 13The four ‘whole place’ Community Budget pilots in England show that integrated spending could lead to cheaper and better services, the National Audit Office said today.
8 Feb 13Councils have called for greater freedom to fund their own local flood defence schemes, after 93 Whitehall projects were approved yesterday.
