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Statutory notices fit for the future
Published : 28 April 2015

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has announced new funding for projects to help make statutory notices fit for the ... read more
Town and parish councils easier to set up
Published : 28 April 2015

Stephen Williams, the Communities Minister, has confirmed new measures that will make it far easier for communities to set up new town and parish ... read more
BBC finds £42 million axed from sport and leisure budgets
Published : 28 April 2015

More than £42million has been axed from councils’ sports and leisure budgets since 2010, a BBC survey has revealed. Among the regions ... read more
Use £30 billion cash reserves, Pickles urges
Published : 28 April 2015

Councils have been urged by Eric Pickles to use the £30 billion available in cash reserves and uncollected debts to protect frontline services. ... read more
Prove you can scoop poop or pay up
Published : 28 April 2015

A council could become the first in the country to fine dog walkers who cannot prove that they have the means to clean up after their pet. Daventry ... read more
Hedgehog conservation site
Published : 28 April 2015

The location of Britain’s first dedicated hedgehog conservation site has been revealed as part of efforts to boost the creature’s ... read more
Potholes must be new government’s priority
Published : 28 April 2015

A survey of 2,156 motorists by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has found that 70% thought cutting the number of holes in UK roads should ... read more
Isolation maps identify all the lonely people
Published : 28 April 2015

Councils have been urged to locate local lonely residents and follow town hall trailblazers by developing isolation maps. The study by the Campaign ... read more
National Trust to help run council parks
Published : 28 April 2015

The National Trust will help to preserve Britain’s public parks with a new strategy that focuses less on historic country houses and more ... read more
Two out of three councils agree to freeze tax
Published : 28 April 2015

Nearly two-thirds of councils in England have accepted the Government grant to freeze council tax this year, according to new figures. Eric ... read more
Families rewarded for recycling
Published : 28 April 2015

The Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has announced the projects which will receive additional government funding to help families recycle ... read more
Council press officers double those in government
Published : 28 April 2015

At least 3,400 press officers and other communications staff are employed by the UK’s local councils, research by Press Gazette has revealed. ... read more
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