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BUSINESS

PFI projects face delays

02 December 2008

Town halls are facing significant delays to private-finance projects as a result of the credit cr...

BUSINESS

Liberata takes £60m hit as deal gets axe

02 December 2008

Ministers have dumped business services contractor Liberata from a flagship education contract, a...

BUSINESS

Hedra rebrand

02 December 2008

The Hedra Consortium is set for a rebranding, following its takeover.

BUSINESS

Retail space is down 14%

02 December 2008

The amount of retail business floorspace built across England’s local authorities fell by 14% in ...

WHITEHALL

Councils set for key frontline crunch role

20 November 2008

Local authorities were this week given the centre stage spotlight by ministers in their battle to...

BUSINESS

Heading for home closures

19 November 2008

Closing care homes is never easy, but there are legal pitfalls which can be avoided, claim Nicola...

BUSINESS

Shock as fourth chief decides ' to move on'

19 November 2008

Thurrock, the fourth council in a month, has started the hunt for a new chief executive after a s...

BUSINESS

West Midlands agency provides £4m to help firms survive crisis

19 November 2008

The regional development agency for the west Midlands is to provide up to £4m in loans to help lo...

BUSINESS

Scots launch website to attract heroes

19 November 2008

BUSINESS

EU urged to clarify rules over digital competition

19 November 2008

Local authorities have urged the European Commission to clarify anti-competitive rules which they...