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Councils share £5.3million to tackle surface water flooding
Friday, 19 March 2010

A £5.3 million award to 49 local authorities to help them tackle surface water flooding - a problem when the ground, rivers and drains cannot absorb heavy rainfall - was announced today by the Environment Minister Huw Irranca- Davies.

Shelter: 98% of local authorities fail to meet affordable housing need
Friday, 19 March 2010

Some 98 per cent of local authorities in England are failing to deliver enough affordable homes to meet need, housing charity Shelter has found.

Healey sets out ‘action plan’ to help pubs
Friday, 19 March 2010

Pubs minister John Healey has called on local councils to use planning powers more flexibly to protect community pubs.

Boris Johnson unveils programme to get London’s unemployed into Olympic jobs
Friday, 19 March 2010

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson has announced £19.6 million in new funding to seize the unique job opportunities generated by hosting the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Call for public sector to improve productivity
Thursday, 18 March 2010

Urgent steps must be taken to raise public sector productivity to help rebalance the public finances, according to the the business group CBI.

Councils want freedom to build up to 500,000 new homes
Thursday, 18 March 2010

Councils could deliver up to 500,000 new homes for low income families over the next decade if they are given new freedoms over their budgets, town hall leaders have said.

Delay to personal care at home will ensure efficient service - LGA
Thursday, 18 March 2010

The House of Lords’ vote to delay the introduction of free personal care at home until April 2011 is a practical step forward, council leaders have said.

Approval for Brent Civic Centre
Wednesday, 17 March 2010

Brent Council has approved plans for a new civic centre to be built opposite Wembley Arena.

2012 agreement signed
Wednesday, 17 March 2010

A landmark agreement between London’s five Olympic Boroughs and central Government will lock in the benefits of the £9billion investment in the 2012 Olympics for local people, Communities Secretary John Denham announced today.

LGA warns over CAA costs
Wednesday, 17 March 2010

The amount of taxpayers’ money being spent on inspecting and assessing local government is unsustainable and needs to be dramatically reduced, council leaders said today, as fresh evidence was published relating to the cost of a new inspection regime.

£1million fund for faith groups
Wednesday, 17 March 2010

Communities Secretary John Denham today unveiled a £1million fund to help faith groups get their voices heard by Government and public bodies and help play their part delivering public services.

Cash for councils to help deliver homes
Tuesday, 16 March 2010

Housing and Planning Minister John Healey today confirmed further reforms to the planning system, removing around 10,000 full applications to cut costs and red tape for businesses, saving up to £43 million a year. Healey also confirmed the final grant allocations for councils from the £135m fund to support councils in planning and building more homes.

London's boroughs best at using sport and culture to improve lives
Tuesday, 16 March 2010

London's local authorities are the best in the country at using culture and sport to improve the lives of their residents, according to new analysis of the Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) results.

Snow volunteers recognised for helping their neighbours
Tuesday, 16 March 2010

Local government minister Barbara Follett thanked 40 local heroes at an awards ceremony in London, where she praised them for their hard work and commitment to helping their neighbours during the recent heavy snow.

‘Boomerang bosses’ in councils must return pay-offs
Tuesday, 16 March 2010

Councils should have the power to claw back taxpayers’ money paid out to cut ties with their town hall chief if they later get re-hired to another local government job, according to a new report.