Archive

Seaside towns win renewal cash

4 April 2008

Dover, Blackpool and Torbay have been chosen to receive the first grants under a government scheme to revive English seaside resorts.

Poll fight over Merseyside mayor

4 April 2008

Greater Liverpool could become the first provincial conurbation to have an elected mayor if Labour takes control of Liverpool City Council next month.

Initiative to help with cost of learning to be expanded

4 April 2008

An initiative that helps Scottish adults with the cost of learning is to be expanded, the Scottish Government announced last week. Scotland's Individual Learning Accounts, which currently offer over-18s grants of up to £200 towards the cost of learning, will be opened up to 16- and 17-year-olds as part of a revamp.

Sickness benefit rises abolished

4 April 2008

Incremental increases in benefit for those who are too ill to work will be scrapped as part of plans to replace incapacity benefit (IB) with a new work-focused allowance, work secretary James Purnell has announced.

Scarborough bid for Legoland fails

4 April 2008

A North Yorkshire council has failed in its bid to host an indoor Legoland theme park, it has emerged.

Councils get business growth reward

4 April 2008

Almost £300 million of funding for a scheme that rewards councils that promote economic growth in their areas has been announced by the Government. Among Local Authority Business Growth Incentive recipients is Birmingham City Council, which will get almost £8 million. For details, visit www.communities.gov.uk.

GVA reveals Manchester health designs

4 April 2008

Plans have been submitted for a scheme billed as the Harley Street of the north.

East Midlands road scheme costs rise

4 April 2008

Further road scheme cost increases have come to light after it was recently revealed that the government has already approved £1 billion worth in the past year.

Paradgim shift

By Sir Peter Hall

4 April 2008

An end to century-old political ideas

Tough lover

4 April 2008

Interview with Steve Houghton, leader, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council