Local Government Chronicle
24 August 2000
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£1.8M TO PROVIDE PERMANENT ROUTES OUT OF PROSTITUTION
An ambitious new initiative, to provide prostitutes in Glasgow with access to advice and services that will allow t... -
A NEW ALTERNATIVE TO LEASEHOLD - LEASEHOLDERS' RIGHTS TO BE IMPROVED
A new scheme for the ownership of flats and other interdependent ... -
ABERDEENSHIRE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP: A BLUEPRINT FOR SCOTLAND
Aberdeenshire Housing Partnership (AHP) has been hailed as a blueprint for housing development in rural Scotland by... -
BLUNKETT TO BRING BACK SINGLE-SEX EDUCATION
Single-sex classes are to be tested in schools in an attempt to stop a generation of teenage boys falling behind gi... -
BOOST FOR RURAL RAILWAYS
Rail services for rural communities are to benefit from new funding announced yesterday for the Association of Comm... -
BOYACK MOVES AHEAD WITH TOUGHER POLLUTION CONTROLS
Scotland's environmental watchdog is to be given tough new powers to combat water pollution under proposals issued ... -
BRENT HOSTS BRITAIN'S FIRST INTERNET WEDDING
Ravi Ram and his bride Mamta Patel shared their registry office wedding with the world when it was broadcast via a ... -
CHANGE FOR THE BETTER CAMPAIGN AIMS TO HELP MANCHESTER'S HOMELESS
A new charitable giving scheme is to be launched in Manchester which will provide a central fund available to the c... -
'COMING IN FROM THE COLD' - PROGRESS REPORT ON ROUGH SLEEPING
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CONCERN OVER EXTRA EMISSIONS AT ESSEX NUCLEAR PLANT
West Mersea Town Council is worried by an application by British Nuclear Fuels to increase emissions at the nearby ... -
COSLA APPOINTS ADVERTISING AGENCY TO PROMOTE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
COSLA has appointed Barkers as its first ever advertising agency to handle an initially short public awareness adve... -
COSLA TO UNVEIL OFFICE OF THE FUTURE
An innovative and exciting new Touchdown Centre offering state of the art technology for all councillors and local ... -
DARLING ORDERS NORTHAMPTON BC TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE ON BENEFIT FRAUD
Alistair Darling, social security secretary, today directed Northampton BC to improve its standards in administerin... -
DEACON ANNOUNCES PRIORITIES FOR£26M HEALTH IMPROVEMENT DRIVE
Better child health will spearhead the drive to rid Scotland of its 'sick man of Europe' tag, Scottish health minis... -
DONALD DEWAR OPENS DOORS FOR FALKIRK PUPILS
Five thousand pupils in Falkirk are moving into brand new schools opened today by first minister Donald Dewar. Hand... -
EARLY SIGNS POINT TO RECORD-BREAKING SUCCESS FOR THIS YEAR'S EUROPEAN WEEK FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH
Early signs show that this year's European Week for Safety and Health is set to break all previous records with tho... -
EAST ANGLIA IS NOISE CAPITAL OF THE REGIONS
In the first analysis of noise pollution in Britain, it is revealed that householders in East Anglia have lodged th... -
EDWINA HART WELCOMES NEW DEPRIVATION INDEX
Welsgh assembly finance secretary Edwina Hart has welcomed the publication of the new Welsh Index of Multiple Depri... -
EHOs PUSH GOVERNMENT OVER HMO LICENSING
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) are pressing the government over the need to improve some of... -
FIVE-YEAR DELAY IN REMOVAL OF MOBILE HOME 'UNREASONABLE' SAYS OMBUDSMAN
A summary of the report issued following a complaint received against Brecon Beacons National Park Authority. The r... -
FLAGS' 'VISUAL ANARCHY', SAYS COUNCIL
Flags that have been hanging outside the Fine Art Society and Bentley and Skinner, the jewellers, for up to 70 year... -
FOREIGN POLICE TO PATROL BRITISH STREETS
French, German and Greek nationals will be allowed to become policemen in the UK under government plans to recruit ... -
GLASGOW LAUNCHES PROJECT 2002 BIGGEST SCHOOLS INVESTMENT IN THE UK
Glasgow is today rolling out the biggest schools' investment programme ever seen in the UK. ... -
GOVERNMENT HELP FOR RURAL ECONOMIES AND THE COUNTRYSIDE ANNOUNCED
Extra support for rural communities and the countryside was announced ... -
GOVERNMENT MINISTER DEFENDS TRAVELLER POLICY
The Conservative government created the problem of unauthorised traveller camps when it stopped the funding for loc... -
GROUNDBREAKING£220M INVESTMENT IN GLASGOW'S SCHOOLS
First minister Donald Dewar has welcomed the completion of a£220m deal to improve Glasgow's secondary schools (see... -
HOUSING BENEFIT CHANGES MUST WAIT - FEDERATION'S RESPONSE TO DSS PROPOSALS
Government proposals to drastically cut the length of time housing benefit claims can be backdated should be halted... -
INDEPENDENT CHAIR APPOINTED TO EDINBURGH'S FIRST STANDARDS COMMITTEE
Professor Stewart Black, a former senior member of the Accounts Commission and senior Scottish academic, has been a... -
INSPECTION OF EDUCATION AUTHORITIES IS A FURTHER STEP IN RAISING STANDARDS - GALBRAITH
The programme for the inspection of education authorities was formally launched by minister for children and educat... -
INVESTEC WINS TWO MORE LOCAL AUTHORITY MANDATES
The Liquidity Management Team at Investec Asset Management ('Investec') has won two more cash management mandates.... -
JIM WALLACE TAKES ARGYLL'S TEMPERATURE
People from Argyll were given a chance to put their views directly to deputy first minister Jim Wallace as he visit... -
LABOUR MUST DROP STEALTH TAX AGENDA - PORTILLO
Commenting on government proposals to allow local authorities to levy ... -
LABOUR SHOULD END THEIR WAR ON GRAMMAR SCHOOLS
Theresa May MP, shadow secretary of state for education, said the table listing the GCSE results of 123 state schoo... -
LAMBETH LBC GETS TOUGH ON TICKET TOUTS
A persistent ticket tout, Stavros Anastasi, has been banned from touting for tickets, and acting in a manner that i... -
LAND REGISTRY PUBLISHES 1999-2000 ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
HM Land Registry today published its Annual Report and ... -
LEADING YORK COUNCILLOR DIES
Tributes were being paid today to former City of York Council member Peter Dodd who died yesterday after battling a... -
LEASEHOLD REFORM: TORIES SLAM PRESCOTT FOR DELAY AND NON-DELIVERY
Commenting on today's announcement by the government that it intends to publish only a draft bill on leasehold and ... -
LGA WELCOMES GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS
The prime minister's recognition of local government's enforcement responsibilities and its adoption of the Enforce... -
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION APPOINTS MARION HUCKLE AS HEAD OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
The Library Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Marion Huckle as it's new head of professional qu... -
LOCAL COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY QUARRYING SET TO BENEFIT FROM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS
Promoting conservation and funding research into more sustainable ... -
LOCAL GOVERNMENT STORIES FROM THE REGIONAL PRESS - UPDATED 4PM
LONDON LOCAL AUTHORITIES BILL: BARNET IS THE ODD MAN OUT ... -
LOCAL GOVERNMENT STORIES FROM THE REGIONAL PRESS (UPDATED 1PM)
EDUCATION CHIEF SACKED WHILE SUSPENDED OVER IRREGULARITY ALLEGATIONS ... -
LOCAL GOVERNMENT STORIES FROM THE SATURDAY NATIONAL PRESS
RHONDDA CYNON TAFF CBC CRITICISES FACTORY CLOSURE ... -
MINISTRY DECIDES AGAINST COMPETITIVE TENDERING FOR LOCAL VETERINARY SERVICES
The ministry of agriculture, fisheries and food has decided not to ... -
MORE HELP FOR LEASEHOLDERS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND REGISTERED SOCIAL LANDLORDS
Leaseholders of local authorities and registered social landlords ... -
NATIONAL PRESS - ROUNDUP OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT STORIES - UPDATED 9.49AM
NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE 'WIDENING'... ... -
NATIONAL PRESS ROUNDUP OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT STORIES
DEPRIVATION 'MORE COMPLEX' THAN NORTH V SOUTH ... -
NEW DEPRIVATION INDEX - NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR RURAL AREAS
The fact that rural deprivation exists, and can be as bad as in some of the worst inner city areas, is recognised i... -
NEW INDICES TO HELP GOVERNMENT TACKLE DEPRIVATION (ENGLAND)
The government today unveiled the most detailed analysis of ... -
NICOL STEPHEN WELCOMES ABERDEEN'S FORWARD LOOKING SKILLS STRATEGY
Deputy minister for enterprise and lifelong learning, Nicol Stephen today welcomed Aberdeen City Council's inclusiv... -
NORTHAMPTON RESPONSE TO DSS DIRECTION ON BENEFIT FRAUD
A spokesperson for Northampton BC said today: ... -
NUMBER OF ROUGH SLEEPERS FALLS BY AROUND A THIRD (ENGLAND)
The number of people sleeping rough in England has fallen to just over a thousand, according to new figures release... -
OFFICERS 'FRIGHTENED TO DEATH' OF LANDOWNER
East Sussex CC officers were said by the council's deputy leader to be 'frightened to death' of Nicholas van Hoogst... -
PARTNERS IN A RURAL INITIATIVE - FINANCIAL INCENTIVE OVERCOMES LOCAL TRAVEL PROBLEMS FOR NEW DEAL JOBSEEKERS
The Joseph Rowntree Trust recently called on the government to do more to help rural employees and Job-seekers over... -
PLANNING GO-AHEAD TO BIO-TECHNOLOGY PARK
The Scottish ministers have granted planning permission for a proposed biotechnology park at Gowkley Moss, near Pen... -
PRESCOTT FACES FIGHT ON COUNCIL BORROWING
The government is poised to relax tough limits on local government borrowing in a move that could transform council... -
PRESCOTT NAMES 81 WILDLIFE SITES TO GET EUROPEAN PROTECTION
Two major moves to increase protection for England's wildlife and ... -
PRESCOTT TO HALT PEAT DIGGING
John Prescott this week will announce a deal to halt peat excavation across prime swathes of British bogland, amid ... -
PROGRESS ON FAIR ENFORCEMENT OF REGULATION BY UK LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Over 60% of local authorities in England and Wales and all local ... -
RAC SURVEY: CALL FOR COUNCILS TO BE GIVEN NEW POWERS TO CUT NUMBERS OF ABANDONED CARS
Thousands of cars are being dumped on the highways and byways of the UK creating ... -
RADICAL SHAKE-UP OF ROCHDALE'S ELDERLY PEOPLE'S RESIDENTIAL SERVICE
Rochdale MBC plans to close three of its seven old people's homes and turn the other four into specialist units, BB... -
RATE-DEBT EMBASSIES FACE BAILIFFS
Foreign embassies owe more than£1m in unpaid business rates to London local authorities, reported The Sunday Teleg... -
REGIONAL PRESS NEWS ROUNDUP
SCOTS T&G MEMBERS VOTE AGAINST STRIKE ACTION ... -
REGIONAL PRESS NEWS ROUNDUP - UPADATED 12:13PM
BROADLAND ELECTIONS OFFICER WAS NOT UNFAIRLY DISMISSED ... -
RIGHT TO ROAM IS 'BURGLAR'S CHARTER', CLAIM TORIES
The Conservatives are trying to stop the Bill that will give Britons the right to roam by claiming that the legisla... -
ROTHERHAM COUNCIL GOES GREEN
Rotherham Borough Council will be one of the first local authorities in the ... -
ROUNDUP OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT STORIES FROM THE NATIONAL PRESS
PENSION HOLDER SURVEY BACKS ETHICAL INVESTMENT - BUT NOT AT ANY COST ... -
ROUNDUP OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT STORIES IN THE NATIONAL PRESS
GOVERNMENT SPENDING HITS NINE-YEAR RECORD ... -
ROUNDUP OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT STORIES IN THE NATIONAL PRESS
BUSINESS WARNS OVER NEW POWER ALLOWING COUNCILS TO IMPOSE ADDITIONAL LEVY ... -
SCHOOLS MINISTER CONGRATULATES GCSE AND PART ONE GNVQ STUDENTS
School standards minister Estelle Morris today congratulated more ... -
SCOTLAND'S REMOTE COMMUNITIES ON THE EDGE OF NEW OPPORTUNITIES
Scotland's remote communities are poised to take advantage of major new business, communication and tourism opportu... -
SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE CONSULTS ON FULL PLANNING CONTROL FOR NEW MOBILE TELEPHONE MASTS
A proposal that all new ground-based mobile phone masts should be subject to full planning control will feature in ... -
TEACHER PAY AND CONDITIONS: 'McCRONE WILL COST£550M'
It will cost more than£550m to implement the recommendations of the ... -
THE IMPACT OF MIGRATION ON HOUSING REQUIREMENTS- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION REPORT
Some parts of England are under considerable housing pressure whilst others are struggling to sustain themselves. H... -
TORIES LAUNCH 'COMMON SENSE ON TRAVELLERS' POLICY
The Conservative Party today launches its new Common Sense on Travellers on Travellers policy. Shadow environment s... -
TORIES: 'LABOUR HAVE BETRAYED THE HOMELESS, NOT HELPED THEM'
Commenting on the claim by the Rough Sleepers Unit that they are 'on target' to reduce rough sleeping, Archie Norma... -
TURNING ON THE TAPS FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES
One of Scotland's rural communities is to be connected to the public water supply for the first time ever, thanks t... -
URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS HAVE HIGHEST MORTALITY RATES
The north-south divide is very much a reality in terms of mortality rates, new health statistics show. ... -
WALLACE BACKS PREVENTION AS CRIME CURE
A new Grampian Police strategy to tackle the repeat victimisation of people and places was today backed by minister... -
WELSH EDUCATION INSPECTOR'S LANGUAGE GAFFE
The chief inspector of schools in Wales - already under fire because she is not a Welsh speaker - has pleased her c...
