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LGA encourages schools to 'show restraint' over uniform changes
Wednesday, 18 August 2010

The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents more than 350 councils in England, is encouraging schools to show restraint when deciding to change their uniform, by changing just one or two items or by introducing replacement sew on logos.

Foreign super car drivers owe £4million in parking fines
Tuesday, 17 August 2010

Wealthy foreign drivers are racking up millions of pounds in unpaid parking tickets safe in the knowledge that British authorities cannot trace them overseas, Westminster Council has revealed.

Lincoln Council rejects racecourse plans
Tuesday, 17 August 2010

The City of Lincoln Council has rejected plans to reintroduce horseracing to a common in Lincoln.

CIH seeks information on Audit Commission closure
Tuesday, 17 August 2010

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) is seeking urgent information from the Secretary of State and the Chair of the Audit Commission following the announcement that the Audit Commission will close.

Barnet Council wants feedback on health services
Monday, 16 August 2010

Barnet Council and NHS Barnet have launched a joint advertising campaign for residents to rate the quality of social care services and health services.

Solihull Council receives two casino applications
Monday, 16 August 2010

Solihull Council has received two applications for the granting of a large casino licence within its boundaries.

Warning over rural villages
Monday, 16 August 2010

Britain’s rural villages are at risk of dying unless radical action is taken to secure their future, according to the Rural Coalition.

Audit Commission to be scrapped
Friday, 13 August 2010

LGE understands that staff at the Audit Commission, which monitors public sector spending and efficiency, have today (Friday) recieved an email from management advising them that the body is to be scrapped.

Sir Philip Green to lead review into government spending
Friday, 13 August 2010

Entrepreneur Sir Philip Green will lead an external efficiency review into government spending, the Cabinet Office announced today.

Cumbria County Council searches for construction partner
Friday, 13 August 2010

Cumbria County Council is on the look out for a construction partner to undertake small repairs on civic buildings in a four-year contract worth up to £7million.

Councils call for landfill tax to help meet demand for allotment plots
Friday, 13 August 2010

The Government should make some of the money raised through landfill tax available for people to set up allotments on disused land, according to council leaders.

Southampton librarians to strike again
Thursday, 12 August 2010

Southampton's libraries will close for another two days after staff voted to strike for a second time over plans to replace workers with volunteers.

DCLG posts spending details online
Thursday, 12 August 2010

The Secretary of State Eric Pickles turns the spotlight on spending firmly on his own department today as details of how £314 million of taxpayer money was spent by the Department for Communities and Local Government last year are published for the first time.

Call for greater housing powers for London boroughs
Thursday, 12 August 2010

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson and London Councils have today put forward plans for sweeping changes which could see London boroughs taking greater control of their housing budgets, as part of a proposed devolution package from Whitehall to London.

Stockport Council gets top marks for St Peter’s Square
Thursday, 12 August 2010

Stockport Council has been highly commended for the redevelopment of St Peter’s Square in the Pedestrian Environment category of the Local Government News Street Design Awards.

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