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'Worrying' drop in women holding top council jobs

11 September 2008

The number of women in top council jobs is dropping at a ‘worrying’ rate, the Equality and Human ...

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Record jobs section in The MJ this week

11 September 2008

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Waltham Forest goes from zero to hero

11 September 2008

Waltham Forest LBC has completed its journey from zero to hero local authority by securing a four...

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Eaton set to be first female to chair the LGA

11 September 2008

A ‘fearless champion of local government’ is poised to become the new chairman of the Local Gover...

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Districts set to agree link-up

11 September 2008

Charnwood and Rushcliffe DCs are poised to agree an innovative cross-border partnership on sharin...

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Scottish councils set for strike chaos

11 September 2008

Scottish councils are to be hit with a second wave of industrial action as 150,000 employees prep...

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Report backs councils to manage prisons

11 September 2008

Prisons should come under the control of local authorities, the Commission on English Prisons has...

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Council pension fund fears over windfall tax

11 September 2008

Local government’s proposed £2.5bn ‘windfall tax’ on energy companies could backfire by hitting c...

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Benefit row threatens new Scots local income tax plan

11 September 2008

A tug of war between the Scottish Nationalist Government and Whitehall over £400m in council tax ...

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Northumberland denies major job-cut claims

10 September 2008

Northumberland CC has denied claims it plans to make 3,000 job cuts as part of efficiency savings.