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Leicester adapted homes up for grabs
Thursday, 5 August 2010

Wheelchair users will have the opportunity to bid for 100 new adapted homes that will soon be available on Leicester City Council's housing register.

Centre for Cities appoints new chief executive
Thursday, 5 August 2010

Alexandra Jones has been appointed as Centre for Cities' new chief executive.

Sandwell Council to have crunch talks over BSF cuts
Thursday, 5 August 2010

Sandwell Council leader Cllr Darren Cooper is set for crunch talks today with education secretary Michael Gove in a bid to save the borough's schools' modernisation programme from the axe.

Edinburgh Council pulls out of Caltongate development
Thursday, 5 August 2010

The City of Edinburgh Council has announced that it is withdrawing its assets from the proposed £300million Caltongate development.

No chief executive for Rugby Borough Council
Wednesday, 4 August 2010

Rugby Borough Council has decided not to appoint a replacement chief executive.

London Councils unveils new look cross-party executive
Wednesday, 4 August 2010

London Councils has unveiled its new look cross-party executive together with the portfolios they will be responsible for.

Poole council loses school 'spying' case
Tuesday, 3 August 2010

A tribunal has ruled that Poole Borough Council acted illegally in spying on a family in Dorset to discover whether they had lied about living in the catchment area of a top primary school.

People to be given power to stop soaring council tax
Tuesday, 3 August 2010

The public will be given the power to veto excessive council tax rises, Local Government Secretary, Eric Pickles, has announced.

Greater Manchester authorities give go ahead to Metrolink lines
Tuesday, 3 August 2010

Leaders of Greater Manchester's 10 local authorities have confirmed funding of £500million from the Greater Manchester Transport Fund to deliver three new Metrolink lines in the region.

Fall in number of London parking penalties
Tuesday, 3 August 2010

The total number of penalty charge notices (PCNs) issued in London for illegal parking, driving in bus lanes and moving traffic contraventions has fallen by 11 per cent.

NLGN appoints new director
Monday, 2 August 2010

Independent think tank the New Local Government Network (NLGN) has appointed Simon Parker as its new director.

Liverpool searches for new chief executive
Monday, 2 August 2010

Liverpool City Council is starting the search for a new chief executive who will be paid less then the previous chief executive.

Eric Pickles wants to cut red tape for summer fetes
Monday, 2 August 2010

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles wants to stem the flow of form filling, high costs and red tape for organising summer street parties and fetes.

London cycling scheme opens for business
Monday, 2 August 2010

Barclays Cycle Hire - London’s newest public transport system has gone live.

Poll shows local government executives are concerned about Big Society
Monday, 2 August 2010

Whilst there is some support for the Big Society initiative, local government executives have concerns about the implications for local government resource management, a national poll has found.

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