Mark Gannon, Director of Client Solution at Netcall, discusses the UK Government’s creation of unitary authorities as part of the abolition of the two-tier local government structures in England and the role of technology in this significant reorganisation.
Edinburgh City Council loses hundreds of staff to redundancy in an attempt to find savings of £148m…
Nearly 500 council staff have chosen to take redundancy as...
The London Assembly has blamed Transport for London for failing to deliver Tube upgrades on time and over budget…
Gross mismanagement by Transport for London...
AG sheds light on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and the work of the ALS Association in raising awareness and tackling the disease…
Although amyotrophic lateral...
A new study funded by the Environment Agency has revealed planting trees around a feeder stream can reduce the damage caused by flooding…
Planting trees...
Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE, Chief Executive Officer, Association for Consultancy and Engineering outlines the financial challenges facing London ahead of the budget...
Ahead of Wednesday’s budget, the concerns...
Dr Martin Tunley, Senior Lecturer in Counter Fraud Studies at the University of Portsmouth’s Institute of Criminal Justice Studies outlines how healthcare fraud can be...
A new report from the Competition and Markets Authority recommends energy bills should lowered for millions of low income households…
Millions of low income households...
Austerity measures will see government funding for children’s services in Hertfordshire reduced…
Hertfordshire County Council is facing significant cuts to it budget for services that support...
Proposals have been put forward for Northamptonshire to become unitary authority, which would give the county more power…
Local government officials in Northamptonshire are seeking...
Some £1.5m funding will be divided between 24 local authorities to support low carbon heating projects…
The government has released £1.5m to be invested in...
Nicolas Reys, Cyber Security Services Consultant at Control Risks looks at the risks of cyber-attacks on smart cities…
Faced with rapid urbanisation, city planners are...
Jim Sinopoli, Managing Principal at Smart Buildings LLC highlights the benefits for Indoor Positioning Systems…
Studies have found that people spend 80-90% of their time...
Local authority leaders in Scotland have described government council tax reforms as “an offence against local democracy”…
Reforms to council tax in Scotland have been...
