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Councils to spend £400m of Whitehall cash
Press Review 22 March 2005
Twenty local authorities will today be put in charge of spending £400m of Whitehall money on health, safety and children's services.
Tories would scrap regional fire service plan
News Article 16 March 2005
A Conservative government would scrap plans to shut down local fire control rooms and regionalise the fire and rescue service.
Minister promises fly-tipping crackdown
News Article 2 March 2005
Councils spend £100 a minute cleaning up fly-tipping, according to new figures.
Councils demand more cash to face off crisis
News Article 25 February 2005
Gordon Brown is facing calls to give local authorities more cash as councils warn of a £1.5 billion black hole in their budgets.
Brown warned on soaring council tax
Press Review 25 February 2005
Local authorities have warned the chancellor that an extra £1 billion is needed if steep rises in council tax rates are to be averted.
Sir Sandy Bruce-Lockhart - LGA chairman
Interview 1 February 2005
Sir Sandy Bruce-Lockhart, chairman of the Local Government Association, talks to ePolitix.com about key local government issues.
Alex Aldridge - WLGA chairman
Interview 1 February 2005
The Welsh Local Government Association chairman tells ePolitix.com that the Cardiff assembly steps on the toes of local government.
Devolution 'produces too much government'
News Article 1 February 2005
Senior council leaders from Scotland and Wales have expressed concern at the impact of devolved politics on local democracy.
Welsh councils 'must tackle weaknesses'
News Article 1 February 2005
Welsh councils should reform and become an "effective fighting force", a leading figure in local government has said.
Labour’s stealth centralisation
Publication Article 1 October 2004
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Councils must combat crime says Blunkett
News Article 9 July 2004
The home secretary has signalled that crime can only be combated with strong local commitment.
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