Headlines: 3 July, 2009
Local council leaders are warning that parks and beauty spots are at risk from wildfires because of the heatwave.
Headlines: 3 July, 2009
Councils and other public bodies are being reminded that the deadline to apply for the first round of interest free loans for energy saving schemes is just two weeks away.
Feature: 3 July, 2009
By Kathryn Ray, Maria Hudson, Verity Campbell-Barr and Isabel Shutes
Community involvement in local services is widely recognized as desirable, particularly if the services are to meet the real need.
Abstract: 1 July, 2009
This framework document from Communities and Local Government describes how regeneration is to be taken forward to reverse economic, social and physical decline in areas where market forces will not do this without government support.
Review: 2 July, 2009
By Doug Forbes,
This paper by the Director of the Institute of Commissioning Professionals argues that public sector procurement arrangements are cumbersome, slow and ineffective for the buyer and the seller.
Review: 30 June, 2009
By Christopher Day, Pam Sammons, David Hopkins, Alma Harris, Ken Leithwood, Qing Gu, Eleanor Brown, Elpida Ahtaridou and Alison Kington.
