Local Government Association

  • BusinessAOL

    Councils blow millions on benefit lie detector tests

    Lie detector tests haven't performed well in reliability tests. In fact they performed so poorly the Department for Work and Pensions gave up on them in 2010. Yet many UK councils in England still intend to plough millions into voice risk

  • NewsAOL

    Councils look to drivers to claw back lost money

    Local councils are set to massively increase the charges they levy on drivers in order to try and claw back some of the money they've lost in the recent spending cuts. Dozens of councils across the country are planning to introduce metered

  • SportAOL

    Councils facing 'perfect storm' over new pothole season

    Motorists are being warned that they could face a record number of potholes after the nation's roads have been battered by a mixture of snow, ice, meltwater and heavy rain during another bitter winter. Situation normal you may think. Well,