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Average town hall salary is £21,588 says IDeA

05 December 2008

The average town hall staff salary was £21,588 in 2007, according to research by the Improvement ...

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Job threat at Wolverhampton

05 December 2008

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Kent chief supports council banks

05 December 2008

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How partnerships should respond to the recession

03 December 2008

The recession will create new pressures to deliver services through public-public and public-priv...

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Rate relief on empty properties

02 December 2008

Chancellor Alistair Darling has postponed the imposition of higher business rates on empty commer...

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Town halls face NI bill

02 December 2008

Councils could be hit with a £130m hike in annual payroll costs, following Alistair Darling’s dec...

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Uttlesford in bid to plug Iceland gap

02 December 2008

Local government minister, John Healey, is mulling over Uttlesford DC’s request to borrow extra c...

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Switch sparks funding fears for learning difficulties

02 December 2008

Some councils face losing ‘significant’ sums following the transfer of budgets for people with le...

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Surrey's worries over sub-group

02 December 2008

Surrey CC leader, Nick Skellett, has raised ‘serious concerns’ over government plans to reward th...

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Council borrowing leaps to £1bn after Icelandic crisis

02 December 2008

Local government borrowed almost £1bn in the aftermath of the Icelandic banking crisis.