05/03/2015

Local government takes an unjustified battering from the press for sickness absence, but the sector can take pride in how it manages the issue, writes Nicola Bulbeck.

09/10/2013

Teingbridge chief executive outlines the District Councils' Networks response to the New Homes Bonus row.

01/09/2011

The third sector is not only critical to the future of service delivery. It is the beating heart that makes our towns, villages and rural areas attractive places people want to live in, says Nicola Bulbeck

28/09/2010

23/10/2008

During this summer’s ‘silly season’, think-tank Policy Exchange argued that cities in northern England, such as Liverpool and Sunderland, were ‘beyond revival’, and the residents should think about moving south. What rot! But hey, the report was talk

13/08/2008

With credit crunching, gas prices exploding and general economic gloominess, many residents, especially the elderly and more vulnerable, could be looking at a real winter of discomfort, if not discontent.

13/08/2008

There has never been a better time for councils to help set the green agenda, says Nicola Bulbeck.

28/05/2008

There may be trouble ahead… so the old Irving Berlin song goes... And looking at the growing impact of the credit crunch, and the rising prices of fuel, food and services, councils may really be left ‘facing the music’...

27/02/2008

Over the past few years, Teignbridge has experienced first hand the negative impact on services that unevenly targeted Government funding can cause...

07/11/2007

Cutting costs is a priority for all councils. In Devon, a joint procurement officer for the districts has helped, says Nicola Bulbeck

23/04/2007

28/02/2007

It is often said that travel broadens the mind. And judging by the 110% surge in Devon journeys within Devon, since the introduction of the current concessionary free fare scheme, we must have a large number of broadminded people living in our county