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Local paper coverage warning for councils

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 July 2013

Town hall chiefs have warned councils could lose the right to run public campaigns with local pap...

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GMB slams 'hypocrisy' of council pensions

By Mark Conrad | 18 July 2013

Ministers’ plans to ban councillors from local government pension schemes have been described as ...

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West Somerset to mull shared chief executive plans

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 July 2013

Members of West Somerset Council will meet next week to discuss plans to get rid of their chief e...

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No room for conciliation

18 July 2013

You know you’ve made it when someone names a room after you, but not everyone was amused when the...

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Gloucester tax success

18 July 2013

Council tax collection rates at Gloucester City Council have hit a record 97.3%, according to the...

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Children still the priority pledges Doncaster chief

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 July 2013

The chief executive of Doncaster MBC has pledged to keep the authority’s focus on improving the...

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Home Truth nets £1.6bn gains for councils

18 July 2013

A pilot scheme to reduce demand for health and social care services has saved a group of 11 local...

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CIPFA president urges greater direction in delivering services

18 July 2013

There is an ‘urgent need’ for direction in public services beyond the current financial crisis, t...

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Target-busting savings posted by Staffs

18 July 2013

South Staffordshire Council has managed to save £2.4m from its £11.4m budget, two and a half year...

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Westminster crackdown on potential breaches of benefit cap

By Jonathan Werran | 17 July 2013

Westminster City Council using DCLG grant money to ramp up crackdown against illegal subletting ...

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