- Stephen Norris asked to join boards of London Development Agency and Transport for London
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has today confirmed that he will chair the board of Transport For London, assuming the position with immediate effect. The long term leadership of the board will be considered over time.

Councillor Carla Butler took over as Chair of Lewes District Council at the Annual Council Meeting held today 14 May 2008.  The new Vice Chair is Councillor David Gray.

The New Local Government Network has today welcomed the Government’s commitment to giving citizens a larger influence over local policing but urged the Government to ensure that councils were given a clear and powerful voice in the process. The announcement was made as part of a new Policing Green Paper.

NLGN – which last year called for council leaders to have the power to hire and fire Chief Constables – said that varying local circumstances meant that local citizens and elected representatives were in a better position to decide how resources should be targeted.

Local authorities are the key to ensuring police services are more accountable to local people.

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, today took his first step towards delivering on his campaign promise to black cab drivers, by announcing the start of a consultation period on the abolition of half yearly black cab inspections.

Shrewsbury and Atcham’s Mayor, Councillor John Cooke is about to end his term of Office as arrangements are being finalised for the election of the new Mayor.

Environment Minister, Arlene Foster, today asked MLAs to agree the Local Government (Boundaries) Bill which reached its Final Stage in the Assembly

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has today appointed 12 members of the London Assembly to the membership of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA).

Boris Johnson has today announced the appointment of Kulveer Ranger as his new Director for Transport Policy. Kulveer was the lead delivery manager of the Oystercard for London in 2003 and led commercial negotiations on behalf of the Secretary of State supporting the King’s Cross redevelopment.

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has today negotiated a package of measures with Thames Water that will improve life in the capital, safeguard water supplies and keep cars moving in central London, and agreed to drop existing legal action to the company's plans to construct a desalination plant on the Thames at Beckton.