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Six districts set to tie knot in merger plans

20 March 2007

Three pairs of neighbouring district councils look set to ‘tie the knot’ and join forces in a ser...

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Mayor the merrier?

15 March 2007

If the recent avalanche of stories surrounding Doncaster MBC has proved one thing, it is that the...

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Plea for unitary bids to be kept on shortlist

15 March 2007

A district council chief executive has called for competing unitary bids to be left on the shortl...

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Safeguard for standards

14 March 2007

In a bid to protect the elderly and vulnerable adults, three major organisations have joined forc...

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E-govt awards

14 March 2007

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Cracking the councillors' code

14 March 2007

The Local Government White Paper promised a new Code, and DCLG is currently considering responses...

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Super refresh me

14 March 2007

They should give a prize to the civil servant who dreamt up the term ‘refresh’ to describe the an...

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Think the unthinkable

14 March 2007

Leading businesses are cleaning up, in both senses of the word, so why isn't local government? as...

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Scots may expand powers of scrutiny

14 March 2007

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Soapbox

14 March 2007

What can local authorities practically do about the issue of ‘Parallel Lives’? asks Jim Hancock.