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Million Youngsters' Job Hopes Blighted By Red Tape

Posted 02.02.2013 | UK

Attempts to get more than a million young people into work are being hampered by excessive bureaucracy and central government control, council leaders...

House Building Schemes Could Boost City Economies

PA | Posted 21.01.2013 | UK

Cities across Southern England could help deliver a quick boost to the economy if they were given funds to build more houses, according to a new repor...

Britain's Pothole Problem Reaching 'Crisis Point'

PA | Posted 22.11.2012 | UK

The pothole problem on Britain's roads is reaching crisis point, highway bosses warned today. If there were further cuts in maintenance funds or a ...

Andrew Lansley's Social Care Plans Derided As A 'Sticking Plaster'

PA/The Huffington Post | Posted 11.07.2012 | UK

Ministers have indicated that a cap on care costs for the elderly could be set as high as £100,000 - four times the lower limit recommended by expert...

Strip Clubs, Bookies And Kebab Shops Are 'Blighting The High Street's Economic Recovery'

PA | Posted 14.06.2012 | UK

Strip clubs, bookies and kebab shops are blighting economic recovery on British high streets, council chiefs warned today. They said such outlets c...

Does This Look Like A Village Green To You?

PA | Posted 17.02.2012 | UK Politics

Councils are spending millions of pounds dealing with planning applications for car parks and even beach huts which falsely claim to be for village gr...

Call For Police Commissioners To Focus On Anti-Social Behaviour

Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 15.11.2011 | UK

Public calls for police commissioners to make anti-social behaviour their top priority have raised fears the new role will be focused on high visibili...

Surge In 'Utterly Shameless' Theft Of War Memorials For Scrap Metal

PA | Posted 11.01.2012 | UK

The surge in "shameless" thefts of war memorials is being fuelled by lax scrap metal regulation, town hall chiefs have warned. Ou...