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Clamp down on councils hiring heavy-handed bailiffs

19 June 2013

Eric Pickles outlines plans to tackle the use of 'heavy-handed' bailiffs, as claims some firms ha...

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No power for Paddy

19 June 2013

Newham LBC has urged the Home Office and industry regulators, the Gambling Commission, to intervene.

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Ashford creates cos

19 June 2013

Ashford BC has approved the creation of two local authority companies to charge and trade with th...

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The importance of organisational development programmes

By Mike Suarez | 19 June 2013

All senior leaders know the importance of organisational development (OD) programmes, says Mike S...

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£14m underspend an added boost to county's finances

19 June 2013

Nottinghamshire CC is set to reinvest a £14m underspend to support a capital investment programme...

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Councils should use reserves to pay workers, Unison says

By Jonathan Werran | 19 June 2013

Councils should dip into their estimated £16bn cash reserves to fund a 'decent' wage settlement f...

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Leading from the front

By Cllr Richard Stay | 19 June 2013

Cllr Richard Stay introduces Future Vision, a new development programme to boost leadership acros...

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Spending Review highlights pension fund overheads

By Michael Burton | 19 June 2013

Michael Burton reports on how the spotlight has fallen on the £500m annual cost of running local ...

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Auditors raise concerns over Corby regeneration projects

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 June 2013

KPMG have raised concerns over Corby BC’s arrangements for managing three capital regeneration pr...

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We can't take more of the same, council leaders tell chancellor

By Jonathan Werran | 17 June 2013

More than 150 council leaders write to George Osborne warning vital local services could be scrap...

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