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Newham chooses Apollo for refurb work

Tuesday, 7 February 2012
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Apollo has secured two new contracts worth a total of £4million with the London Borough of Newham, to carry out refurbishment work to two tower blocks.

Family with disabled daughter turned down for housing application despite being top priority

Friday, 20 January 2012
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A report by the Local Government Ombudsman has found that The London Borough of Havering failed to consider its duties under the Disability Discrimination Act when it didn’t rehouse a family with a disabled daughter in a suitable property even though they had top priority.

Call for councils to help older people live at home for longer

Tuesday, 17 January 2012
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Housing Minister Grant Shapps and Communities Minister Andrew Stunell have called on councils to use every opportunity under the New Deal for Older People to give elderly people more choice and control over where they live, so they are not pressured to sell their home or move into residential care.

Hillingdon Council to open shelter for homeless men during winter nights

Thursday, 5 January 2012
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The London Borough of Hillingdon is once again opening a night shelter for homeless men during the coldest nights of the year.

Reading chief to leave post

Tuesday, 20 December 2011
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The chief executive of Reading Borough Council Michael Coughlin is to leave the job as part of the authority's restructure plan.

Library closures legal rules court

Monday, 19 December 2011
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Campaigners have failed in a legal bid to stop the closure of several libraries in Brent.

Social care eligibility

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Government funding to councils has fallen £3.5billion in real terms or 11.8 per cent since 2010/11. The 2010 emergency budget cut £805million to councils in 2010/11 and the 2010 Spending Review announced a further 26 per cent reduction by 2014/15. This is in addition to being asked to freeze council tax.

Bexley Council criticised over child protection

Monday, 28 November 2011
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Bexley Council’s handling of a child protection investigation was seriously flawed, the Local Government Ombudsman has found.

Croydon extends deal with Interserve

Tuesday, 1 November 2011
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The total facilities management contract, which Interserve has operated for the London Borough of Croydon since 2006, has been extended until 2016 and is worth circa £10 million a year.

15% drop in fly-tipping in England

Thursday, 8 September 2011
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The number of fly-tipping occurrences recorded in England over the last year has fallen by an average of 15 per cent, new research by AnyJunk - the UK’s largest on-demand waste clearance company- has revealed.

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