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LEP lays out 'bold' funding scheme

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 April 2014

The Coast to Capital LEP has submitted plans to government for £559m of funding to help spearhead...

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UK social enterprise boost unveiled after pilot success

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 April 2014

A new programme has been launched to create social enterprise hotspots around the UK with banking...

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Shared services integration 'inevitable' for large councils

By MJ Correspondent | 17 April 2014

Large councils will find it is ‘inevitable’ they will fully integrate back office systems with ot...

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LPFA boss urges Whitehall to 'speed up pension reforms'

By MJ Correspondent | 17 April 2014

The chief executive of the £4.8bn LPFA has urged the Government to accelerate its plans for struc...

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Ministers give G4S go-ahead to compete for contracts

By Jonathan Werran | 16 April 2014

Ministers have given under-fire Government contractor G4S the all-clear to compete for public sec...

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Norfolk drops £230m King's Lynn incinerator plans

By Jonathan Werran | 11 April 2014

Norfolk CC has pulled the plug on controversial plans to build a £230m energy from waste incinera...

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Council backs city improvement plans

By Jamie Hailstone | 11 April 2014

Leeds City Council has backed plans to create a Business Improvement District (BID) in its city c...

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Private sector is 'better at winning hearts and minds'

By Jamie Hailstone | 11 April 2014

Whitehall still struggles with engaging the public over national infrastructure projects, accordi...

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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