Councils save more than £100 million through LGA sector-led improvement
The Local Government Association’s sector-led improvement (SLI) offer has helped councils save more than £100 million over the past year
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‘Tombstoning’ youngsters risk leaping to their deaths, councils and fire chiefs warn
Reckless thrill-seekers leaping from structures as high as 65-foot into water risk fatal injuries or serious disability after a surge
Read moreLGA responds to hospital admissions from care homes data
Responding to new analysis from NHS England and the Health Foundation on emergency hospital admissions data from care homes, Cllr
Read moreA primary school’s worth of children face becoming homeless this summer
More than 300 children face becoming homeless during the school holidays this summer as a result of the housing crisis,
Read moreLGA responds to Action for Children 150th anniversary report
Responding to a report from Action for Children that warns of an emerging childhood crisis, Cllr Anntoinette Bramble, Chair of
Read moreLGA: road funding spending drop could have paid for 8 million pothole repairs
Money councils have been forced to cut from road maintenance funding since 2010 could have paid for the repair of
Read more£5.3BN EU cash countdown: Regional aid funding to run out in 18 month
Local areas in England are at risk of losing out on £5.3 billion in just 18 months if the Government
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