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CCS invests £180,000 to help councils tackle climate change through SIP

The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is increasing its commitment to helping local Government address the climate crisis with an additional £180,000 investment in the Local Government Association’s (LGA) Sustainability Improvement Programme (SIP).

EU Referendum: the final countdown

Tomorrow the UK will head to the polling stations to decide whether or not to remain in the EU. The decision is a monumental...

Dundee preparing bid to become European Capital of Culture 2023

Dundee is hoping to put forward its bid to be named the European Capital of Culture in 2023… 2023 will see a UK and Hungarian...

EU Referendum: How AG readers voted

AG reveals the outcome of our EU referendum poll and how our readers voted... On 23 June voting for the EU referendum will be underway...

Derbyshire children’s centres to close

Derbyshire County Council has revealed a number of children’s centres will close or be relocated due to budget difficulties… A total of 29 children’s centres...

EU Referendum: Farage on the Thames and the economy

With a week to go until the vote, the pressure is really on both sides to make a final push to get supporters on...

EU Referendum: the economy and immigration

As the referendum vote draws nearer, AG’s Sean Heath discusses why remaining is good for the economy and why leaving won't fix concerns about immigration... The...

Vote Leave say EU grants will be protected following Brexit

Ministers involved in the leave campaign have said recipients of EU grants would still receive the same funding in the event of a Brexit… What...

EU Referendum: votes, property, and fish and chips

With the vote now only two weeks away, the EU Referendum campaigns are hotting up. In the week where the deadline to register to...

MP changes side in EU referendum campaign

An MP has quit the Leave campaign suggesting their claims about NHS funding “simply isn’t true”… Tory MP Sarah Wollaston, chair of the health select...

Official website to register to vote crashes before deadline

A deluge of people trying to register to vote before last night’s deadline caused the official website to crash… The government have said that the...

Westminster to switch off CCTV to save cash

Council owned CCTV cameras in one of the busiest boroughs of London are being turned off in a bid to save money by Westminster...

Seven police chiefs warn leaving EU could risk UK security

Police chiefs have warned that leaving the EU could put the UK at greater risk of terrorist attacks… In an open letter, former chief constables...

Councillors calling for review of extra payments for overseeing elections

Councillors in Edinburgh want a review of “outdated” arrangements under which council chiefs receive extra pay to oversee elections… Edinburgh Council chief executive, Andrew Kerr...

Deadline looming for registration to vote in referendum

Tomorrow is the last day you are able to register to vote for the EU referendum… If you are not already registered, there is only...

Scottish historic environment policy document undergoes update

A document which provides a framework for the protection and management of the historic environment has been replaced… The ‘Historic Environment Scotland (HES) Policy Statement’...

Councils call for more funding to care for child refugees

Councils are calling for more funding to help with the cost of caring for children who have been displaced from their homes… The UK is...

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