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Two social workers involved with Baby Peter Donnelly have lost an appeal against a tribunal ruling that they were fairly sacked. The Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled this morning that Gillie Christou and Maria Ward that Haringey LBC
Less than half of the 587 schools that applied for refurbishment through the Government’s Priority School Building Programme (PSBP) have been selected for renovation. Restoration work will be conducted at 261 educational
A bus service costing Bracknell Forest BC more than £50 per passenger is due to be axed, the local authority has confirmed. The 4C service, which runs between Bracknell and Maidenhead, was used by only 124 people last year –
The Government has unveiled its proposals for a major reform of the strategic road network. Responding to Alan Cook’s independent review of the network, published last November, transport secretary Justine Greening committed to a
Local councils are handing out more parking tickets – raising more than £234m a year – despite reducing the number of traffic wardens, according to new figures. The figures, obtanined by Swiftcover following a freedom