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Eon extends smart home trial to 2015

By Jamie Hailstone | 11 April 2014

The energy firm Eon and Milton Keynes Council are extending their trial to test smart technology ...

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Stand up against failure or face Pickles-led improvement

By Heather Jameson | 11 April 2014

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Councils face 'months of chaos' following Co-op banking crisis

By MJ Correspondent | 10 April 2014

Councils that banked with the Co-op are facing months of upheaval and additional costs while they...

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'Keep councils in the driving seat' SOLACE report says

By Heather Jameson | 10 April 2014

Councils must remain in the driving seat when it comes to place-shaping and economic growth, coun...

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London leaders call for devolution

By Jamie Hailstone | 04 April 2014

Business leaders and council bosses have joined forces to call on Whitehall to devolve more power...

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Essex CC heads companies' trade mission to China

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 April 2014

Essex CC is leading a trade mission this week to China in a bid to attract investment for the loc...

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Hull hails £310m wind turbine investment

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 April 2014

Hull City Council’s leader has welcomed the news Siemens is to invest £310m locally to develop wi...

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Division of audit tasks to boost councils

By MJ reporter | 02 April 2014

Local authorities are to see their audit fees decrease by a further 25% from 2015/16.

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Atos quits £500m government disability test contract

By Jonathan Werran | 02 April 2014

Outsourcing company Atos has pulled out of a deal to assess whether sick and disabled people are ...

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Data wiped at probed public/private partnership - claims

By MJ Correspondent | 02 April 2014

Data was intentionally wiped by staff at the largest public/private partnership of its kind in th...