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The songs of moorland bird species have been recorded in the Calderdale area as part of a new campaign to provide their unique sounds to local care homes. The Moorland Chorus recording will be used as a therapeutic tool for those no longer able to easily access the uplands. Organised by the British Association for Shooting and… Read more »
The House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee has published the report of its inquiry into NHS litigation reform. The Medical Defence Union (MDU) engaged closely with this inquiry, submitting written evidence. The MDU welcomes the publication of today’s report but cautioned against too much focus on fundamental and complex structural change, at… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson Radical innovations from local authorities are needed in the face of a “tsunami of a public sector recession”, a thinktank has said. The New Local Government Network (NLGN) has suggested councils should look at new ways to raise money as capital spending funds from central government, constrained by spending cuts, dry up…. Read more »
By Ian Dunt Council tax bills could hit £1,500 a year in some areas next April, after new accountancy rules force tax hikes of up to three per cent. The introduction of the International Financial Reporting Standard next year will reform the rules around the amount of capital councils have to put to one side… Read more »
