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Press releases: 2008 (Jan-to date)
- Communities are at the heart of decision-making in London 10/07/2008
- Havering Council rewarded for excellence 08/07/2008
- Borough leaders re-elect Cllr Merrick Cockell as London Councils Chairman 08/07/2008
- Local councils must be central to the development of the NHS in London 09/07/2008
- Councils the key to delivering homes in the credit crunch 02/07/2008
- Shortlist for 10th anniversary Ludlow homelessness awards announced 04/07/2008
- New poll shows public interest and ignorance about being a councillor 07/07/2008
- Campaign to attract talent to town halls 24/06/2008
- Government must be more realistic if 2010 homelessness targets are to be met 25/06/2008
- Councils need freedom to deliver the homes communities need 02/07/2008
- Culture groups get £7.8 million thanks to London Councils 18/06/2008
- Social enterprise key to developing and delivering services to local communities 18/06/2008
- Government planning proposals must not ignore local concerns 24/06/2008
- Improved data the key to managing migration - London Councils 11/06/2008
- London's streets and tourist areas need investment to protect capital's image in 2012 12/06/2008
- Local concerns could be ignored on Heathrow expansion warns London Councils 12/06/2008
- London's vulnerable adults deserve better - London Councils 30/05/2008
- Boroughs - not quangos - are best placed to improve education in London 04/06/2008
- Boris Johnson and London Councils sign City Charter agreement 10/06/2008
- Pupil referral units are a key safety net to help young people stay out of trouble 20/05/2008
- Office for National Statistics figures inadequate and completely misleading 23/05/2008
- London Councils welcomes Mayor's decision to chair Waste and Recycling Board 27/05/2008
- Mayor backs boroughs’ call to save capital’s post offices 14/05/2008
- Councils are the key to ensuring police are answerable to communities 14/05/2008
- Government housing plans need to deliver in London 19/05/2008
- Victims of sexual abuse to receive extra support thanks to London Councils 08/05/2008
- New Mayor is the chance for new style of London government 12/05/2008
- Tenth anniversary Ludlow Awards offer £26,000 to groups tackling homelessness in London 12/05/2008
- London Councils welcomes appointment of borough champion to City Hall 06/05/2008
- London Councils' anger at post office closures 07/05/2008
- Disadvantaged children get £2.3 million to help them make the grade 08/05/2008
- Violent and gang crime targeted by London Councils grants 29/04/2008
- London Councils gives rape, domestic violence and sexual abuse victims boost in rebuilding lives 29/04/2008
- New Mayor is the chance for new style of London government 03/05/2008
- London’s disastrous grant settlement confirmed 24/01/2008
- London Councils protests against proposed post offices cull 03/04/2008
- Newham Council rewarded for excellence 17/04/2008
- Local government is essential in shaping the future of the capital – London Councils Chairman 16/04/2008
- London Councils help Londoners go green 26/03/2008
- Schemes helping bullied and sexually exploited young Londoners get £1.5 million boost 09/01/2008
- London Councils shortlisted for prestigious parking award 22/01/2008
- London's gay, lesbian bisexual and transgender communities helped by London Councils 14/01/2008
- London’s black and minority communities helped to have a greater voice 14/01/2008
- It's official: Capital’s councils deliver best value for money in the country 29/01/2008
- New housing vision to tackle affordability and aspiration in homes for Londoners 24/01/2008
- Capital’s boroughs back committee’s 'dismay' at Governments SBR plans 22/01/2008
- Government must reduce accountability gap between police and people, says London Councils 07/02/2008
- London boroughs officially among the best in the country 07/02/2008
- Asylum seeking children deserve our support 31/01/2008
- Leslie Phillips launches Freedom Pass campaign 11/02/2008
- Heathrow expansion is plane crazy says London Councils 11/02/2008
- Boroughs championing new homes in the capital 07/02/2008
- Local democracy and the NHS combine to improve London’s healthcare services 14/02/2008
- London Councils bolsters top leadership team 12/02/2008
- Mayor fails to consult boroughs on walking and cycling strategy 11/02/2008
- ‘Stop stifling us with red tape’ advise London leaders 22/02/2008
- Londoners set to suffer most from latest post office cull 19/02/2008
- Local communities should not lose out on regeneration funding 14/02/2008
- New funds to tackle problems of prostitution in the capital 27/02/2008
- Fresh hope for fairer funding for capital’s cash-strapped boroughs 27/02/2008
- London Assembly report fails to paint accurate picture of section 106 success 25/02/2008
- London Councils wins prestigious transport awards 28/02/2008
- Barriers to exposing hate crime broken by new funding from London Councils 27/02/2008
- London Councils funding boosts cycling and walking schemes in the capital 27/02/2008
- London leads the way in reducing giveaway bag use across the country 29/02/2008
- X Factor search launched to find the councillors of the future 29/02/2008
- London Councils welcomes Marks & Spencer’s ‘shining example’ 28/02/2008
- Back our Bill, Mr Darling 12/03/2008
- London Councils condemns ‘senseless’ cull of capital’s post offices 12/03/2008
- Eighty six per cent of London's children get into one of their three top schools 04/03/2008
- Government backtracks from devolving 16-19 education to London’s boroughs 18/03/2008
- Solutions to the capital’s challenges lie in Trusting Devolution 17/03/2008
- London Councils outlines its vision for improving capital’s public transport 14/03/2008
- Email your MP to show your support for banning the bag 19/03/2008
- Child poverty report welcomed by London Councils 28/02/2008
- London Councils reveals the capital has lost £130 million due to population statistic blunder 20/03/2008
