05/08/2015 - 12:45
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has announced a consultation on Sunday trading, which proposes to devolve new powers to local authorities to make decisions regarding high street and super market trading hours.
04/08/2015 - 17:27
West Berkshire and Reading councils have successfully challenged government reforms to the planning system.
04/08/2015 - 12:28
The government has announced new legislation that will require local government staff to speak fluent English or face being barred from certain roles.
03/08/2015 - 17:51
Public sector workers have been asked to give their ideas on how to save money and deliver more efficient public services in a survey launched by the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne.
03/08/2015 - 13:52
Kent County Council has warned that its social services are struggling to cope with the rise in unaccompanied children seeking asylum.
03/08/2015 - 11:53
Telecommunications company BT will give back £129 million to local authorities to support further distribution of superfast broadband.
30/07/2015 - 11:59
Edinburgh City Council is set to sign a historic £186 million contract to improve web access across primary and secondary schools.
29/07/2015 - 16:00
A new set of standardised highways procurement documents have been released by the Highways Maintenance Efficiency Programme that are designed to save money across the highways sector.
29/07/2015 - 13:38
Research from KnowledgeBus suggests councils are paying too much for IT products, which has prompted calls for a review on local spending.
29/07/2015 - 13:27
The Arts Council England has announced a £7.1 million fund to ensure all public libraries in England have free WiFi by March 2016.
28/07/2015 - 12:39
Local councils in England are to be rated on how successful they are at getting young people into education, employment or training under a new ‘scorecard’ system.
27/07/2015 - 12:31
Thurrock Council will end its back office contract with Serco, as the council claims it is no longer serving its needs.
