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Funding for school improvement
Published : 19 January 2017

New resources to ensure that the number of good school places continues to rise have been announced by the Education Secretary Justine Greening.  ... read more

One in eight UK workers live in poverty
Published : 19 January 2017

One in every eight workers in the UK – 3.8 million people – is now living in poverty. A total of 7.4 million people, including 2.6 ... read more

Rundown estates allocated new fundin
Published : 19 January 2017

New government funding to help breathe new life into rundown estates has been announced, along with a fresh strategy, by the Communities Secretary ... read more

Landlords welcome outcome of council tax court case
Published : 19 January 2017

Councils cannot demand landlords pay council tax on a property if a tenant moves out before the tenancy agreement has expired, a court has ruled.  ... read more

Let councils decide where and how housing delivered
Published : 19 January 2017

To meet the needs of those families ‘just managing’, the Government must free up local authorities to take more decisions on how ... read more

Wales ends record-breaking year of employment
Published : 19 January 2017

Employment levels at the end of 2016 are higher than they were at the end of 2015. During 2016 Wales has experienced record levels of employment, ... read more

Wales closing gap on rest of UK – latest economic figures
Published : 19 January 2017

New figures from the Office for National Statistics show that Wales has experienced the fastest economic growth per head in the UK outside of ... read more

Welsh councils report £14 million profit from parking fees
Published : 19 January 2017

Local authorities in Wales made a profit of nearly £14 million on their parking activities in the last financial year.  According ... read more

Council credit cards used to spend £92 million
Published : 19 January 2017

Welsh councils have spent more than £92 million on government payment cards in the past five years, new figures have revealed.  ... read more

Collective effort saves smaller authorities millions
Published : 19 January 2017

The local council sector together with local drainage authorities has successfully taken charge of procuring their external audit saving millions ... read more

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