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New grants role for Lewisham Mayor
Tuesday, 20 July 2010

Lewisham Mayor Sir Steve Bullock has been elected chair of the London Councils Grants Committee.

Six schemes shortlisted for Ludlow homelessness awards
Tuesday, 20 July 2010

Six projects working with homeless people are in line to win a share of more than £50,000 as the shortlist for the 12th Andy Ludlow Homelessness awards is announced by London Councils.

NHF predicts housebuilding slump
Monday, 19 July 2010

Almost 85,000 planned homes have been scrapped by councils across England in the wake of the Government’s decision to axe regional housebuilding targets, according to a campaign group.

TUC draws education battle lines
Monday, 19 July 2010

Unions call for ‘alliance of unions, parents and governors’ to tackle education cuts.

Crime falls to record low
Friday, 16 July 2010

Crime in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest level since comparable records began in 1981, according to official figures.

Scrapping 60,000 police jobs will "see crime rates soar", warns UNISON
Friday, 16 July 2010

Public sector union UNISON warns of increase in crime due to police jobs being cut.

Londonderry/Derry named City of Culture
Friday, 16 July 2010

Londonderry will be the first British City of Culture in 2013.

15,000 families could lose their homes due to benefit cap
Friday, 16 July 2010

Some 14,661 families in the capital could be forced to leave their homes or live in overcrowded conditions unless housing benefit caps imposed by the government are revised, figures compiled by London Council show.

Southampton City Council appoints new chief exec
Thursday, 15 July 2010

Southampton City Council has appointed Alistair Neill as its new chief executive.

North East Lincolnshire Council worker wins award for best community service
Thursday, 15 July 2010

Decentralisation Minister Greg Clark has presented Jenny King from North East Lincolnshire Council with an award for her exceptional work in the community.

100 jobs to go at London Development Agency
Thursday, 15 July 2010

The London Development Agency (LDA) is planning to cut another 100 posts, the London Assembly’s Budget Monitoring Sub-Committee was told this week.

Call for councils to be at the heart of local police accountability
Thursday, 15 July 2010

Putting councils at the heart of holding the police to account locally is not only the most cost effective solution - it also ensures the public get a fair hearing, council leaders have stressed.

Nottinghamshire regeneration receives a boost
Wednesday, 14 July 2010

NOTTINGHAM Regeneration Limited (NRL) has extended its expertise to advise on projects across the whole of the county.

Part-time workforce hits record high
Wednesday, 14 July 2010

The UK’s part-time workforce reached record levels in the three months to May as people struggled to find permanent jobs in the recession, according to official figures.

Council websites becoming less user friendly, says report
Wednesday, 14 July 2010

Local councils in the UK have experienced a downturn in website usability over the last year as they fail to address key transactional facilities, according to Webcredible’s 2010 Local Council Website Usability report.

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