Local Government Chronicle
7 September 2000
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£1.2BN INVESTMENT FOR SMARTER ROADS (ENGLAND)
The Highways Agency today spelt out how£1.2bn will be invested ... -
14 NEW SMALL EAZS UNDERPIN DRIVE TO RAISE STANDARDS IN INNER CITY SCHOOLS (ENGLAND)
14 new small Education Action Zones (EAZs) will start from this ... -
20,200 SCHOOLS CONNECTED TO THE WEB
More schools than ever are connected to the internet. 86% of primary schools can now access the web - that is 4,400... -
ACCESSIBILITY DAY HIGHLIGHTS PUBLIC'S TRANSPORT CONCERNS
A regular transport forum for local people, compulsory training for transport workers on how to deal politely with ... -
ADULT EDUCATION - HIGH-QUALITY HAMPSHIRE
Ofsted has praised Hampshire CC's adult education service for its high-quality teaching. ... -
ALARM'S CHIEF QUITS AFTER ONE YEAR
Liz Taylor, the chief executive of the Association of Local Authority Risk Managers, is to join Marsh, the internat... -
AUDITOR BYPASSES ACTION ON ROAD ERROR
The district auditor has decided not to take action against Newcastle upon Tyne City Council after a five-year inve... -
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED - MAYOR PETITION BY INDEPENDENT
Berwick-upon-Tweed BC could be one of the first councils in the country to be forced into a referendum for a direct... -
BEST VALUE - BEST-SELLING PLANS
Is it really nearly six months since the best value performance plans hit the streets? The rumours that hundreds of... -
BEST VALUE - COUNCIL SERVICES UNLIKELY TO RECEIVE 'NO STAR' RATING
No council service is likely to receive a 'no-star' rating in the first tranche of best value inspection reports, t... -
BEST VALUE - ENGLISH COUNCILS WIN PERFORMANCE INDICATORS REPRIEVE
English councils have won a 26% reduction in the number of best value performance indicators they will face next ye... -
BEST VALUE - THOUSANDS OF REVIEWS THIS YEAR
Public authorities in England are expected to carry out around 3,800 best value reviews this audit year, the Audit ... -
BETTER PHONE SERVICES FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
E-minister Patricia Hewitt today launched a new initiative to improve ... -
BLAIR TELLS PARENTS HOW TO TEACH LITERACY
Parents will be told how to teach their children to read in a multi-million pound government campaign to improve st... -
BRANDS HATCH REDEVELOPMENT APPLICATION TO GO TO PUBLIC INQUIRY
Plans to redevelop Brands Hatch racing circuit in the Metropolitan ... -
CABINET OFFICE BACKS INITIATIVE TO REWARD PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS
The government has given its support to a new initiative aimed at rewarding public sector workers. ... -
CALL FOR 'A CULTURE OF GREENNESS' WITHIN URBAN REGENERATION
RTPI president Kevin Murray called for 'a wider culture of greenness to run through our regeneration activity, if i... -
CALL FOR ACTION TO MEET HEALTH NEEDS OF THE 'FORGOTTEN MINORITY' OF ETHNIC ELDERS
The NHS and its partner organisations have been urged to take action following the publication of a report today hi... -
CALL FOR FRESH START IN STRUCTURAL POLICY
A commission of the Committee of the Regions (COR) meets in Rheinland-Pfalz for the first time. ... -
CALL FOR URGENT ACTION TO END CHILD POVERTY
On the day that the Joseph Rowntree Foundation reveals that two million children in Britain are experiencing multip... -
CARDIFF WARNED ON CHILD CARE
Welsh social services secretary Jane Hutt is demanding an urgent meeting with council leaders after inspectors foun... -
CBI SEEKS CHANGES TO OBJECTIVE 1 FUNDING
A high-powered delegation led by trade secretary Stephen Byers and CBI director general Digby Jones is visiting Cor... -
CHANGING CLIMATE IS FAST MAKING BRITAIN A FLOOD 'HOT- SPOT' - WARNING
At the launch of its Flood Action Week today, the Environment Agency is warning that our changing climate is fast m... -
CHAOS SEES COMPLAINTS SOAR BY 73%
Complaints to the local government ombudsman in England reached record levels last year, mainly due to a steep rise... -
CHATROOM - MARK WHEATLEY CALLS FOR THE DEATH OF THE E- PHENOMENA
How well is the cause of information age government served by the current fad for sticking 'e' in front of everythi... -
CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE FAILS IN BID TO HALT NEWCASTLE SEX EXHIBITION
A large-scale exhibition with sexually explicit stalls and lap dancing displays can take place in Newcastle this we... -
CLASSES OF LESS THAN 25 BENEFIT YOUNG PUPILS
New research shows that smaller class sizes are of benefit to young children, but only if they have fewer than 25 p... -
CLEARED HEADTEACHER STILL OFF WORK
A headteacher who won her appeal against a conviction for slapping a pupil remains suspended while police and socia... -
COMMUNITY CARE STATISTICS 1999: HOME HELP/HOME CARE FOR ADULTS
National statistics on home help and home care services purchased, or ... -
COMPETITION WILL PRIVATISE SCOTLAND'S WATER
Unison Scotland today launched their response to the Scottish executive consultation paper: 'Managing Change in the... -
CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS CRISIS OF FULL CEMETERIES
Britain's cemeteries are filling up and in London some local authorities already have no land for new burials, repo... -
CONGLETON - HOSPITALITY PROBE LAUNCHED
Congleton BC members were due to discuss alleged breaches of the national code of conduct for councillors at an eme... -
CONSERVATIVES LAUNCH 'FREE COUNCILS' PLAN
Councils with high election turn-outs and good tax collection rates would see their borrowing restrictions lifted u... -
CONSULTATION ON HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS TRANSPORT AUTHORITY
Sarah Boyack has welcomed the launch of a consultation into the establishment of a Highlands and Islands Transport ... -
COUNCIL DEFENDS METRIC ROAD SIGNS
Jeffrey Titford, MEP for Eastern England, has called for road signs at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, to be removed because... -
COUNCIL HOUSING TO DECLINE BY MORE THAN 50% IN 10 YEARS
The number of homes provided by local authorities is set to be cut by more than 50% in 10 years, if the government'... -
COUNCILS ASKED TO AMEND SUNDAY TRADING REGIME
Pressure is mounting for the Sunday trading laws to be relaxed over the Christmas period, reported BBC Radio 4's To... -
COUNTIES CALL FOR ACTION ON BEACONS
County council leaders are pushing for a meeting with ministers to discuss phase two of the beacon council scheme.... -
COURT BACKS DETR DECISION ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING
A developer's appeal against a requirement that part of a sheltered housing scheme for the elderly must be set asid... -
CRITIQUE OF CONSERVATIVES' HOUSING POLICY
The Conservative Party's new policy document sets out a number of proposals on housing policy including promoting m... -
CROSS-LONDON RAIL DEAL CLOSE TO APPROVAL
Railtrack and the City Corporation have struck a deal that will speed the approval of a new£800m cross-London comm... -
CUSTOMER SERVICES WILL SUFFER UNDER CALL CENTRES
There is a 'real danger' council call centres will fail to deliver improved customer service, according to the Foun... -
DARLING SETS OUT PLANS TO REWARD PENSIONERS WITH MODEST SAVINGS
* Pension Credit Plans Unveiled ... -
DEMOCRACY WATCH
Dennis Reed believes local government should be wary of the new local PSAs. ... -
'DESPERATE' SCHOOL HEADS RING ROUND THE WORLD FOR STAFF
Head teachers across Britain are struggling to attract recruits to work in secondary schools as thousands of posts ... -
EDINBURGH MOVES TO CREATE SINGLE TAXI FARE STRUCTURE
Taxi passengers travelling to and from Edinburgh Airport could be set to pay substantially less for their journeys ... -
EDUCATION - PUSH TO GO PRIVATE GROWS
The government has welcomed the education and employment select committee's endorsement of private sector participa... -
E-GOV.UK - RAISING THE GAME
At last the government is preparing to resource e-government initiatives. The target revealed by financial secretar... -
ELECTIONS - CAMPAIGN PAINS
William Hague may have been feeling confident at the beginning of the parliamentary recess, but recent results show... -
ENGLISH OMBUDSMEN BREAK RECORDS IN THEIR SILVER JUBILEE YEAR
In their 25th annual report issued today the three local government ombudsmen for England report that during 1999/2... -
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY COUNTS DOWN TO THE LAUNCH OF ITS NEW FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM
There are just days to go until the Environment Agency unveils its new flood warning system for England and Wales. ... -
EU GRANT SEES BRENT GO DIGITAL
Brent LBC hopes to introduce a 'tele-voting' project after receiving funding from the European Union. The council i... -
EU TO IMPOSE VAT ON UK TOLL ROADS
British motorists are facing another rise in the cost of travel following Brussels's decision to force the treasury... -
EXTRA ALLOWANCE FOR SOCIAL WORK STAFF AT ESSEX CC
In its efforts to ease recruitment and retention pressures, Essex social services is to pay staff an extra allowanc... -
FIRST CHAIR OF SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT BODY NAMED
Vic Cocker is to be the first chair of the Waste and Resources ... -
FRONT LINE FIRST - LESSONS IN LEARNING
As the debate surrounding the future of local education authorities continues, Chris Trinick believes councils are ... -
GLA - HOLIDAYS DELAY CHIEF APPOINTMENT
Summer holidays have pushed back the appointment of the Greater London Authority chief executive by two weeks. ... -
GOVERNMENT DECIDES NO PRICE CAP FOR LUTON AIRPORT
Aviation minister Chris Mullin today said the government would not ... -
GOVERNMENT OFFICE FOR LONDON CRITICISED FOR STANCE ON CONGESTION CHARGING
A high level scrutiny into the mayor of London Ken Livingstone's proposals to introduce congestion charging has bee... -
GOVERNMENT URGED TO RETHINK PLAN ON PUB LICENSING
The government is being urged to rethink its plan to remove licensing powers from magistrates and give them to loca... -
GREATER CO-OPERATION NEEDED BETWEEN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SAYS PETER LAW
Greater co-operation between the national assembly, its agencies and local authorities was needed to improve the qu... -
HACKNEY - CALLER CLASH DENIED AS EDUCATION CHIEF STEPS DOWN
Hackney LBC education Liz Reid has resigned, along with her deputy Michael Daniels and her head of finance Andrew R... -
HEADTEACHERS CALL FOR NATIONAL FORMULA
The National Association of Head-teachers has attacked local control of school funding for producing 'wild fluctuat... -
HOME OFFICE DENIES RELAXING OF IMMIGRATION RULES
The Home Office has denied reports that immigration rules will be relaxed in a bid to bring in more key workers suc... -
HOTEL HELPS N YORKS STAGE MOCK MARRIAGE
North Yorkshire CC is teaming up with staff from a hotel to film a couple doing everything but tying the knot in a ... -
HOUSING CASH SET FOR RECORD
The amount of private finance raised for social housing could set a new record of up to£3.5bn in the current finan... -
IN PRACTICE - CAROLE HASSAN ON TRAFFORD V BARCELONA
The holiday season has come to an end. Being back in the north west is a bit like being a tourist for me. Discoveri... -
INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF HER MAJESTY'S LAND REGISTRY
The lord chancellor today announces the launch of a quinquennial review of her majesty's land registry. Andrew Edwa... -
INSPECTION - PRAISE URGED IN REVIEWS
Inspection must support excellence as well as expose failure if it is to get the best results, a paper by leading p... -
INSPECTIONS MUST STRIKE BALANCE BETWEEN BLAME AND ACCLAIM
Inspection must deliver long term improvements not just short term headlines, public sector bodies said in a joint ... -
INTERNET NOT ALL THAT'S NEEDED
Nearly three-quarters of councils are implementing the internet as a means of communicating with the public, resear... -
ISLINGTON GETS GO-AHEAD FOR£10.5M STREETLIGHT PFI
A major programme to improve the quality and reliability of lighting in Islington's streets can go ahead now a£10.... -
IT'S NOT JUST WORKING PARENTS WHO WANT WORK-LIFE-BALANCE - HODGE
Early findings from a new department for education and employment ... -
JANE HUTT ANNOUNCES£3M FOR 'CHILDREN FIRST' FUND
£3m is to be made available to local authorities in Wales to improve children's social services, assembly health an... -
JUDGE BACKS COUNCIL'S BANNING OF GYPSY FAIR
Lawyers acting for Romany gypsies failed in a last-ditch bid at London's high court to lift a ban on the annual Hor... -
KEEP PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SAYS UNION POLL - PUBLIC SERVICES MANIFESTO LAUNCHED
The majority of the public believe that public services should not be run for profit but should be provided by gove... -
LABOUR DISSATISFACTION RISE
Core Labour voters are among the most dissatisfied with the performance of their local council, research from polls... -
LABOUR MEMBER FACES SCRUTINY
A councillor at East Riding of Yorkshire Council has been found guilty of failing to declare council earnings after... -
LABOUR'S POLICY REFORM RESOLVES TO LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
Direct service departments could gain the right to compete for work both inside and outside their councils. ... -
LGA LEADERS TO PRESENT MANIFESTO TO DOWNING STREET
Leaders of the four Local Government Association political groups will launch Local Democracy Week 2000 when they t... -
LGC - EXTENDED COVERAGE
This week's LGC introduces two new regular pages in our drive to bring readers the very best in local government ne... -
LGC FEATURE - LOOKING INTO THE DEN
LGC's survey reveals what chief executives really feel about new political structures. Rhidian Wynn Davies analyses... -
LGC FEATURE - SEE THE LIGHT
The Scottish Executive has granted councils new community powers while at the same time shifting services to the pr... -
LGC FEATURE - TARGET PRACTICE
Chief executives and senior managers are as vulnerable as ever to changes in political administration and allegatio... -
LGC FEATURE - WHIP UP A STORM
David Clark is leaving York City Council as chief executive and taking his talents to SOLACE. Varya Shaw meets the... -
LGC FEATURE - WHO'LL WALK ALONE?
A liverpool mayoral contest may not attract Livingstone-like attention, but the city has enough personalities make ... -
LGC LETTERS PAGE
Down with rent ... -
LGC NEWS ANALYSIS - EQUAL IN LAW
Councils risk CRE action under proposed legislation. ... -
LGC NEWS IN BRIEF
Welcome aboard ... -
LGC OPINION - THE PRICE OF CHANGING THE JOB DESCRIPTION
The LGC political reform survey gave chief executives a chance to deliver their verdict on the Local Government Act... -
LGC PEOPLE PAGE - BY JANET BARBER
Gilli Keeley has been appointed policy officer with Babergh DC. She previously worked for the Arthritis Research Ca... -
LGC PROFILE - ANDREW TEMPLEMAN , LEAD BEST VALUE INSPECTOR, LONDON
What did you do before becoming an inspector? ... -
LGC PROFILE - STELIO STEFANOU, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, ACCORD
So what is Accord? ... -
LIB DEMS PROPOSE NEW LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT TO REPLACE DETR
Measures for 'reforming politics and the constitution' have been outlined by the Liberal Democrats in their pre-man... -
LIB DEMS TO SPLIT DETR
The Liberal Democrats have pledged to break up deputy John Prescott's DETR empire if they win power. ... -
LIGHT MY PFI
Islington LBC is to press ahead with a£10.5m street lighting private finance initiative project after receiving ap... -
LIVINGSTONE STEAMED UP OVER BATTERSEA PLANS
London mayor Ken Livingstone has savaged Wandsworth LBC over its approval of plans to redevelop Battersea power sta... -
LOCAL AUTHORITIES URGED TO PLAY IT SAFE
Zurich Municipal in conjunction with Zurich Engineering have developed Playground Risk Management Services to assis... -
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT - CHIEFS FEAR INDEPENDENT ROLE IS AT RISK
LGC exclusive - by deputy editor Rhidian Wynn Davies ... -
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT - MAYORS BLOCKED BY DETR DELAY
Councils hoping to stage an early poll for an elected mayor could be thwarted by delays at the DETR, fears one coun... -
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENEMY NO.1 - CABLE TV COMPANIES
We have all seen them at it. Groups of men in hard hats tearing up great strips of tarmac, making as much noise and... -
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OMBUDSMEN INVESTIGATION REPORTS ISSUED SINCE 31 AUGUST 2000
Findings of maladministration causing injustice ... -
LOCAL GOVT FIGURE APPOINTED TO HOUSING CORPORATION BOARD
Two new appointments to the Housing Corporation Board have been ... -
LONDON TORIES SPURN LIVINGSTONE'S CONGESTION CHARGING
Conservative London boroughs have attacked mayor Ken Livingstone's plans for congestion charging. ... -
MA IN E-GOVERNMENT NOW AVAILABLE
Middlesex University Business School has launched an MA programme in e-business geared towards public sector manage... -
MAJOR NEW POVERTY SURVEY FINDS TWO MILLION CHILDREN WITHOUT 'NECESSITIES OF LIFE'
Two million children in Britain - more than one in six - are experiencing multiple deprivation and poverty. Not onl... -
MANY LONDONERS WOULD BE BETTER OFF OUTSIDE THE CAPITAL, SAYS STUDY
A survey commissioned for BBC Radio 4's Today programme suggests that the standard of living of many Londoners is a... -
MCCONNELL PLEDGES SUPPORT TO RURAL AREAS IN MODERNISATION DRIVE
Rural areas would be among the first to reap the benefits from government modernisation, said the minister for fina... -
MEETING THE NEEDS OF CHINESE OLDER PEOPLE
Work with Chinese older people has found that many of them are isolated from both the Chinese community and mainstr... -
MINISTER CONGRATULATES ENVIRONMENT AGENCY WALES ON SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Assembly deputy environment secretary Delyth Evans welcomed the publication of the Environment Agency Wales' Annual... -
MODERNISATION - SIZE MATTERS
Welsh local government may be small scale but it is leading the way in the modernisation revolution, says Paul Grif... -
MOVES TO IMPROVE WELSH BORDER ROAD JUNCTIONS
Wales Office minister David Hanson has welcomed today's announcement that Maunsell Ltd has been appointed as consul... -
NATIONAL PRESS - ROUNDUP OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT STORIES
CALLS FOR JERSEY INDEPENDENCE SCRAPPED ... -
NATIONAL PRESS - ROUNDUP OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT STORIES
TUC TO PUSH FOR 'FAIR WAGES CLAUSE' FOR PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS ... -
NATIONAL UNION BACKS SCOTTISH ACTION - NEXT STRIKE DAY ANNOUNCED
UNISON's industrial action committee has thrown the full weight of the union nationally behind Scottish local gover... -
NEIGHBOURHOOD GROUPS SHOULD CONTROL ASSETS
Council assets and commissioning powers could be transferred to new neighbourhood renewal companies under proposals... -
NEW DEAL FOR LONE PARENTS HELPS THOUSANDS INTO WORK
Over 61,000 lone parents had moved into work by the end of June ... -
NEW DEAL TASK FORCE GETS NEW CHAIRMAN
Sandy Leitch, chief executive of Zurich Financial Services, has been ... -
NUMBER OF TRAINEE TEACHERS INCREASING, SAYS MINISTER
School standards minister Estelle Morris said most schools were facing no staffing problems, but she acknowledged t... -
PAPERING THE CRACK - THE FINANCE GREEN PAPER SPELLS TROUBLE
The original intent of the imminent local government finance green paper was to essentially review grant distributi... -
PARISHES FACE POLL TO SAVE THE POUND
A political group determined to save the pound intends to force every town and parish council to hold a referendum ... -
PARTNERSHIP APPROACH NEEDED FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING
Cosla has renewed its call for an improved system of funding for local government, ahead of next week's meeting wit... -
PLANNERS URGED TO 'BEFRIEND FARMERS'
Planners must do more to help farmers and rural business people, according to a joint statement issued by the Count... -
PRAISE FOR N LINCOLNSHIRE SOCIAL SERVICES
North Lincolnshire Council social services serve most people well and have excellent prospects for improvement, say... -
PRIVATE FINANCE LEADS TO PROFIT
Drivas Jonas, the property consultant, doubled its profits to£5m in the year ending 31 May. ... -
PUBLIC SECTOR DEMANDS BIG PAY RISES
Public sector workers are demanding inflation-busting pay rises, threatening a direct clash with government ahead o... -
RADICAL CHANGE NEEDED IN HOW WE MANAGE WASTE
A radical change is needed in the way waste is managed in Wales, a major public meeting in Swansea was told yesterd... -
RAVERS GATECRASH IN WITH BULLDOZER
A London borough is holding 'emergency talks' with its local police force after about 2,000 people smashed through ... -
REGIONAL PRESS NEWS ROUNDUP
BERWICK SET FOR MAYOR POLL ... -
REGIONAL PRESS NEWS ROUNDUP - UPADATED 12:26PM
CALLS FOR INVERCLYDE SACKING CASE TO BE REOPENED ... -
REGIONAL PRESS NEWS ROUNDUP - UPDATED 12:45PM
CAR-FREE DAY WINS GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY BACKING ... -
ROUNDUP OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT STORIES FROM THE NATIONAL PRESS (UPDATED 10.15AM)
HIGH COURT BID TO OVERTURN BANNING OF NATIONAL GYPSY FAIR ... -
ROUNDUP OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT STORIES IN THE NATIONAL PRESS
LABOUR MOVES CLOSER TO ELECTORAL REFORM POLL ... -
ROUNDUP OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT STORIES IN THE SATURDAY NATIONAL PRESS
URBAN SCOOTERS HIT THE SKIDS ... -
SCHOOL HEADS WANT MUSLIM ASSEMBLIES
Pupils should be required to attend Sikh, Hindu and Muslim school assemblies to produce better cultural understandi... -
SCOTTISH OMBUDSMAN - PUBLIC KEEP UP PRESSURE
Scottish local government ombudsman Frederick Marks has blamed another increase in his office's workload on a deter... -
SCOTTISH STRIKES - UNISON RUMBLES UNCHANGED OFFER
Industrial action will hit Scottish councils again this month after pay negotiations between Unison Scotland and th... -
SERVICE LINK-UP PUTS HOMELESS STREETS AHEAD
A national survey of street homeless people has found that combining emergency relief at hostels with direct help f... -
SERVICETEAM CLEANS UP
Serviceteam has landed a£1m office cleaning contract with Lewisham LBC. The contract sees the transfer of 200 Lewi... -
SEX EXHIBITION GIVEN EXPOSURE
A High Court judge has rejected a bid to prevent an exhibition of sex aids licensed by Newcastle City Council. ... -
SOCIAL SERVICES - FILLING THE GAPS
Despite reform, social care must improve with the help of new partnership plans. A national campaign to recruit mo... -
SOUTHAMPTON CHIEF EXEC'S CONTRACT WILL NOT BE RENEWED
Southampton City Council will have to pay more than£500,000 to ... -
SQUATTERS' WRONGS - LAMBETH IS FIGHTING BACK AGAINST SQUATTERS
Lambeth LBC has control over almost 40,000 properties. In February 1997 the council auctioned one of these properti... -
STREAMLINED STANDARDS FUND INCREASED TO£2.9BN A YEAR FOR ENGLAND'S SCHOOLS
The Standards Fund - the key source for funding improved standards in ... -
SUPERINTENDENTS CALL FOR RADICAL REFORM OF POLICING METHODS
A new study from the Police Superintendents' Association of England and Wales, to be published next week, suggests ... -
TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE SUSTAINABLY: THE LOCAL AUTHORITY CONTRIBUTION
UK Nuclear Free Local Authorities Annual Conference ... -
TACKLING PROSTITUTION: WHAT WORKS?
Innovative projects to reduce the crime and disorder associated with prostitution could be in line for a share of n... -
TEST VALLEY OVERTURNS PLANNING PERMISSION FOR SHOOTING RANGE
A residents action group that claimed Test Valley BC approved a permanent clay pigeon shooting range without carryi... -
THE ILLUSORY NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE: REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN STANDARDS OF LIVING
There are undeniable variations in household incomes between the different regions of the UK. And, on some of these... -
TOMORROWS PEOPLE - DUNCAN JORDAN
Assistant director, project and contract management division, transport and environment department East Sussex CC ... -
TORIES' OUTLINE MANIFESTO PROMISES TO SCRAP LEAs
The Conservative's draft manifesto, Believing in Britain, which is published today includes about 100 policy propos... -
TOULMIN SMITH - A DIARY WITH A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
Rock in a dry place ... -
Town & Country Planning Summer School 2000
This year the town & country planning summer school is being held at the University of St Andrews. The 12-day schoo... -
TRADING STANDARDS - TEETH NEEDED TO FIGHT ROGUE TRADERS
Trading standards officers have called for more resources and legislation to take on rogue traders. ... -
UK ONLINE SET TO TRANSFORM THE PUBLIC SECTOR, SAYS PRIME MINISTER
New mechanisms to foster dot.com innovation and entrepreneurial ... -
UNION REJECTS WATER PFI PROPOSALS
Unison Scotland has attacked the Scottish Executive's plans to introduce the private finance initiative in the wate... -
UNISON SCOTLAND ASKS: 'WHAT NEW OFFER?'
Unison has dismissed CoSLA's informal offer of a phased increase in pay as 'nothing new'. ... -
WENDY ALEXANDER WELCOMES APPOINTMENT OF NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO SCOTTISH HOMES
Communities minister Wendy Alexander has welcomed the appointment by the board of Scottish Homes of Bob Millar as n... -
WESTMINSTER WATCH - LGA CALLS FOR FRESH THINKING ON FINANCE
The next government should establish a commission to explore how councils could be given greater financial autonomy... -
WESTMINSTER WATCH - POWER TO LEVY 5% EXTRA BUSINESS RATE MOOTED
Councils could win the power to levy a supplementary business rate of up to 5% of the national non-domestic rate co... -
WLGA ANNUAL CONFERENCE - REGENERATING WALES - WORKING TOGETHER FOR A VIBRANT WALES
Over 200 delegates will attend the Welsh Local Government Association's annual conference on Thursday 7 September a... -
WLGA CONF: CARDIFF LEADER'S FULL SPEECH
Speech by Cardiff lord mayor Russell Goodway to the Welsh Local Government Association's annual conference in Lland... -
WLGA CONFERENCE - FOCUS ON FAILURE TO REGENERATE
Welsh local government's efforts at regeneration over the past 20 years 'failed dismally', according to the leader ...
