Years of financial mismanagement and political chaos have earned the London Borough of Hackney the dubious distinction of being the first local authority to face a central government takeover.
Sir George Young, the former transport and housing minister, is the early front-runner to replace David Davis as chair of Westminster's principal audit body, the Public Accounts Committee but...
Local authorities could be faced with bills of millions of pounds to clear up old landfill sites, following a recent report in the British Medical Journal which suggested a link between birth defects...
The government's £2bn New Deal for Communities programme is helping to cut crime rates and boost the local economy in some areas, the first annual review has shown.
The government's £180bn transport plan will have no effect in tackling the gridlock on many of Britain's roads, according to a leading business think-tank.
Public sector workers have emerged as the winners in a survey scrutinising the ethical investment policies of the 100 largest occupational pension schemes.
The foot and mouth crisis looks set to become the agricultural version of the Millennium Dome fiasco as the National Audit Office launches an investigation into the government's handling of the...
Councils and the police can now impose curfews on children as old as 15 if they deem them anti-social, following new laws that came into effect on August 1.
Nurses and health care assistants involved in pioneering work on aromatherapy, horticultural therapy and coronary care for Asian women have been recognised in the first Prince of Wales Awards for...
Peter Mandelson has outlined a vision of English devolution that puts 'people before structures' and gives communities the tools to bring about their own renaissance.
Brighton's refuse collectors could take over the multi-million pound contract to clean the city's streets following the removal of private sector waste firm Sita.
Deprived communities in Wales are to benefit from an £83m regeneration programme aimed at tackling social disadvantage, Edwina Hart, Assembly Minister for Finance, Local Government and Communities...
Rabbi Julia Neuberger, chief executive of the health think-tank, said at the CIPFA conference on June 14 that more money for public services was needed, but that the government should also address...
Combating racism in the medical profession should be a key performance indicator for NHS trusts, and chief executives should be held responsible if they fail, the King's Fund said this week.
Middlesbrough Council has entered into a £260m public-private partnership with Hyder Business Services, the biggest deal of its kind in Northeast England.
The government is sticking to its recommendations that local authorities open up more rights of way, despite a new rash of foot and mouth disease outbreaks.
