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Blackpool Council has given
the green light to a £9m loan for local hospitals.
Cllr Bill Hartnett, leader of Redditch borough
council, has been put forward for a
National Diversity Award.
Leeds women leading the way in challenging radicalisation and
preventing conflict
Cllr Lib Peck has urged Lambeth parents to
join the campaign against proposed government cuts to schools’ funding that
could leave local schools hundreds of thousands of pounds worse off.
Cllr Joe Caluori, Islington’s Executive Member for Children,
Young People and Families, blogs about the Fair
Futures Commission.
Andy Burnham, Labour’s candidate for
Greater Manchester Metro Mayor, has launched his manifesto: Our
ambitions for Greater Manchester
From capturing carbon dioxide for fizzy drinks to reusing
industrial heat, Cllr Sue Jeffrey, Leader of Redcar and Cleveland Council and
Labour's candidate for Tees Valley Metro Mayor, on Tees Valley's ambitious plans
Siôn Simon: Labour’s candidate for West Midlands
Metro Mayor has said: As mayor I would cap tram and bus fares for a
year
The public, politicians and the media must demand a sustainable
solution to Britain’s adult social care crisis, argues deputy leader of Bolton
council Cllr Linda Thomas.
Britain’s ailing adult social
care system needs more than a one-off grant or
regressive tax increases to be fit for purpose, writes Progress strategy board
member Cllr Paul Brant.
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Charities say that the behaviour of
bailiffs is causing "widespread problems" for vulnerable people in
financial difficulty.
A report by the King's Fund warns
that overworked district nurses are struggling to care for dying patients,
with one in seven posts cut in two years.
Theresa May embroiled in fresh Budget controversy over unfunded grammar school places.
The LGA is warning that
funding cuts will leave many local authorities unable to meet
their legal obligations to schools over issues such as checking staff for
criminal records or ensuring buildings are free of asbestos.
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid was wrong to overturn Lancashire County
Council's refusal to allow test drilling at a fracking site near Blackpool,
Manchester High Court has been told by residents.
Devolution deals damaged by ‘endless
tinkering’ by central government.
More grammar schools are not the answer to improving
social mobility and preparing Britain for the future argue, Lucy Powell, Nicky
Morgan and Nick Clegg.
Labour MP Dan Jarvis argues that giving everyone access to
a good education is key to economic success in the future.
The number of children in
poverty has risen by 100,000 over the past year, new
government figures reveal.
Parliament could face scrutinising up to 15 new bills to
deliver Brexit, leaving little time for other unrelated legislation,
the Institute for Government has warned.
Newport City Council and Tata
Steel subsidiary UK Steel Enterprise (UKSE) run a joint grant scheme to help new businesses.
New powers to crack down on a range of anti-social behaviour across the city have been given to City of
Cardiff Council officers.
Jeremy
Corbyn MP, gave a speech in Birmingham ahead of
the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on
Wednesday 22nd March.
John McDonnell gave a speech to Labour New Economics Conference, Newcastle
– Saturday 18 March 2017
Jonathan Ashworth:
Theresa May is overseeing a collapse in hospital standards – it’s time she sat up and took notice
LGA responds to BBC Panorama
home care investigation
‘Idyllic' countryside masking
poor rural health
LGA responds to Local
Government Ombudsman's report into school transport
Vital school support services
at risk following funding cut
LGA responds to Health
Committee report on suicide prevention
98 per cent of authorities opt
into PSAA National Auditor Appointment Scheme
LGA responds to Law Commission
report on DoLS
LGA responds to campaign for
better transport report about bus funding
Beverley Nielsen, is the
Lib Dem candidate but her leaflets gives three reasons to back her as West Midlands Labour mayor.
More than a dozen Conservative councils have
written to the Prime Minister to warn of their alarm at inadequate school
funding across the country.
Arron Banks, a key ally of Nigel Farage, claims he was ditched for saying
leader Paul Nuttall "couldn't knock the skin off a rice pudding"
Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay interviewed under caution over
election expenses in South Thanet.
Meanwhile pressure is building on senior Conservatives over their election
expenses after leaked emails revealed furious infighting over who is to blame.
The Electoral Commission has fined the Conservative
Party £70,000 over "significant" election campaign expenses issues.
Ethics committee rules
Tory councillor did racially abuse Sri Lankan shopkeeper.
There were 4 by-elections on 16 March 2017:
Blackpool UA,
Conservative 728 [54.8%; +17.5%]
Labour 468 [35.2%; +6.3%]
UKIP 75 [5.6%; -13.4%]
LD 57 [4.3%; -2.8%]
[Green 0 [0.0%; -7.5%]
Conservative hold
South Ribble BC, Watton-le-Dale
Conservative 359 [49.4%; -5.1%]
Labour 262 [36.0%; -9.4%]
LD 106 [14.6%; +14.6%]
Conservative hold
Newcastle-upon-Tyne MB, South Heaton
Labour 768 [46.8%; -11.8%]
Green 444 [27.1%; +1.7%]
LD 260 [15.9%; +11.5%]
UKIP 88 [5.4%; -1.5%]
Conservative 80 [4.9%; +0.2%]
Labour hold
Breckland DC, Saham
Conservative 335 [48.1%; -2.7%]
LD 105 [15.1%; +15.1%]
Independent 104 [14.9%; +14.9%]
UKIP 80 [11.5%; -20.1%]
Labour 72 [10.3%; +10.3%]
Green 0 [0.0%; -17.5%]
Conservative hold
There are 3 by-elections taking place on 23 March 2017:
Blackburn with Darwen UA, Higher Croft
Herefordshire UA, Leominster South
West Somerset DC, Dunster & Timberscombe
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