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Millions to benefit from new National Living Wage from today
From today full-time workers in the UK will get a £900 cash increase on the current National Minimum Wage.
This means that in some parts...
EU Referendum: What does it mean for farming, chocolate and our younger generation?
The terrorist attacks last week were aimed right at the nerve centre of the European Union, and through the lens of the referendum here...
Funding for New Living Wage could push social care services to breaking point
Council leaders have revealed concerns for the added pressure on social care services that will result from the introduction of the National Living Wage...
Provision of housing for older people in Oxford to be improved
Oxford City Council are aiming to improve provision of housing for older people following a comprehensive review of the service…
Following the review, which included...
Shock step down for Iain Duncan Smith
Just 48 hours after delivering the Budget, Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith resigned from his post due to cuts to disability benefits…
The...
EU Referendum: what it means for science, holidays and emigration
The EU Referendum campaigns were temporarily overshadowed by the Chancellor’s Budget announcement on Wednesday. Although not one to waste an opportunity, George Osborne used...
New poll finds UK public backs Brexit
A new poll has revealed the Leave campaign is currently ahead, with a seven-point lead over the stay camp…
In a boost for the Brexit...
Councils should be penalised for failing to produce local plan
A local plan expert group has recommended councils that fail to produce a local plan by early 2017 should be penalised…
A new report has...
Budget 2016: Spending cuts expected
More austerity measures, moving all schools to academies, and the commitment to major infrastructure projects are among the topics expected in today’s Budget…
This afternoon...
US General warns Brexit could weaken Nato
A US military commander has warned leaving the EU could place strain on the Nato alliance…
The head of the US Army in Europe Lt-Gen...
Nearly 500 staff take voluntary redundancy at Edinburgh Council
Edinburgh City Council loses hundreds of staff to redundancy in an attempt to find savings of £148m…
Nearly 500 council staff have chosen to take redundancy as...
1,500 jobs to be lost at Glasgow City Council
Glasgow City Council will cut some 1,500 posts in the next year to plug a budget shortfall of £130m…
A new budget approved by Glasgow...
Hertfordshire faces cuts to children’s services
Austerity measures will see government funding for children’s services in Hertfordshire reduced…
Hertfordshire County Council is facing significant cuts to it budget for services that support...
Unitary authority proposal for Northamptonshire
Proposals have been put forward for Northamptonshire to become unitary authority, which would give the county more power…
Local government officials in Northamptonshire are seeking...
Women and younger voters less informed about EU referendum
A new poll has revealed women and young voters feel less informed on the issues surrounding the EU referendum than male and older voters…
A...
Council tax reforms in Scotland have been criticised
Local authority leaders in Scotland have described government council tax reforms as “an offence against local democracy”…
Reforms to council tax in Scotland have been...
Government warns UK weaker outside EU
A government analysis will suggest the UK would be “weaker, less safe and worse off” outside the European Union…
A new analysis from central government...
Why the UK and EU work better together
AG's Sean Heath outlines why community is more important than sovereignty and why the UK should remain in the European Union...
Being in my late...
New Homes Bonus could cost local councils £1m
New research has revealed the New Homes Bonus could cost local authorities struggling with local plans a significant amount…
Research carried out by Planning Magazine...
Herts County Council to increase council tax
Hertfordshire County Council has delivered services despite major cuts, but will now need to increase council tax to meet budget shortfalls…
Despite its revenue budget falling...
