First archive 2008

Issue: 405
13 December 2008
Local banks, councils helping those in need at Christmas, flooding and social worker recruitment

Issue: 404
6 December 2008
Queen unveils government plans, Tributes paid to "a true gentleman", Raising awareness - the problems still faced by disabled people in work and life, Multi-area agreements (MAAs) - the story so far

Issue: 403
29 November 2008
Chairman warns against witch-hunt, Five point plan launched, Councils claim Sub National Review (SNR) victory, Finance settlement announced

Issue: 402
22 November 2008
The local effects of recession mapped out, Action needed on flooding, We must work together - child protection

Issue: 401
15 November 2008
Town halls urged to keep recycling, Councils back campaign for Gurkhas' rights, After the floods, Crunch time - what councils are doing to help people through the credit crunch

Issue: 400
8 November 2008
Inaccurate hospital scales revealed, Council saves post office from closure, Celebrating 400 issues of first, Regulating immigration services

Issue: 399
1 November 2008
Council support as credit crunch bites, Finding a consensus on care, Trialling the CAA, Getting on with the job - Margaret Eaton's first few weeks in office

Issue: 398
25 October 2008
Councils' carbon footprints revealed, LGA demands role for local authorities, 'Parties need to diversify', Poll shows support for councils

Issue: 397
18 October 2008
LGA battles for taxpayers' money, Calls for FSA credit ratings enquiry, Icelandic banking crisis, You're hired! - apprentices in Knowsley

Issue: 396
4 October 2008
Undercover surveillance powers cut benefit fraud, Ministerial reshuffle - good for LGA campaigns?, Preparing for extreme weather and tackling climate change, Party conference analysis

Issue: 395
4 October 2008
Green light for councils' equal pay plan, Questions over Tory tax plans, Golden oldies - older people's day, Focus on London - how the credit crunch hits those most in need

Issue: 394
27 September 2008
Small councils star in national awards, New figures to help councils cut C0₂, Looking to the future, Tackling domestic violence

Issue: 394
27 September 2008
Small councils star in national awards, New figures to help councils cut C0₂, Looking to the future, Tackling domestic violence

Issue: 393
20 September 2008
'Give councils central care role', Education scheme for 2012 games, Conference ups and downs, Clean and green

Issue: 392
13 September 2008
New LGA chairman elected, Parties responsible for 'candidate clones', Energy firms' payouts boost LGA campaign, Trusting people - Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg on community politics

Issue: 391
6 September 2008
Housing support plan launched, 'Make recycling transparent', Former LGA chairman dies - tributes to Sandy Bruce-Lockhart, Guide to LGA Boards

Issue: 390
26 July 2008
LGA critical of police proposals, Legal challenge to eco-towns, Shout it from the laptops - telling people what your council is doing, Communication skills - free English language classes

Issue: 389
19 July 2008
New agreements to boost prosperity, Migration cash 'insufficient' for councils, Grave matters - the first national online database for burial and cremation records, On yer bike! - greater Bristol is England's first cycling city

Issue: 388
12 July 2008
More powers for local people, Protect at risk monuments, Everyone a winner - council worker of the year awards, Tackling childhood obesity

Issue: 387
5 July 2008
LGA: 'More powers over local services', Democracy duty for councils, Putting people first - latest on LGA campaigns, Empowering local communities

Issue: 386
28 June 2008
'Stronger flooding role for councils', Planning reforms go to the wire, Local goes national - preview of the LGA annual conference and exhibition, More than guns and gangs

Issue: 385
21 June 2008
LGA: 'Step up rehousing efforts', Olympic handover plans revealed, The trial of CAA, Healthy future? - the LGA Health Commission report

Issue: 384
14 June 2008
LGA: 'Social care needs overhaul', Illegal knife sales - figures, Nuclear future, Real life successes - LAAs in action

Issue: 383
7 June 2008
'Hold police to account locally', Fund aims to tackle extremism, Fighting back - protecting young girls from sexual exploitation, Registering interest - council registration services

Issue: 382
31 May 2008
Packaging still a problem - LGA, People stats: MPs back town hall concerns, Standing proud - encouraging residents to take pride in where they live, Hold the front page - first survey results

Issue: 381
24 May 2008
'Increase number of rented homes' - MPs, Councils need more minority ethnic women, Law makers, Meet the neighbours

Issue: 380
17 May 2008
Launch of social care review, LGA - 'keep accountability local', Social housing waiting lists 'rising', Capitalising on culture

Issue: 379
10 May 2008
Post-election changes at LGA, Confusion over waste 'unhelpful', Changing places, Party politics

Issue: 378
3 May 2008
Mini cameras to fight lollipop rage, Flood plans need funding, Bridging the gap, Question time

Issue: 377
26 April 2008
Schools face strike disruption, Cartoon festival boosts tourism, Predicting the polls, Battle over eco-towns