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PURDAH

Everything's so purdah

10 May 2017

Purdah is the bane of all journalists’ lives – the season even sillier than the silly season, par...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Burnham: I want to be a part of the local government family

By Sam Clayden | 10 May 2017

Andy Burnham has expressed an interest in joining the Local Government Association after the grou...

ENERGY

Council-owned energy firm on target to deliver profit

By Mark Conrad | 10 May 2017

A council-owned energy company has said it is on course to make a profit by 2021 after adjusting ...

MJ AWARDS

Lumley to present MJ awards

By MJ reporter | 10 May 2017

The MJ has some Absolutely Fabulous news to announce about The MJ Awards gala night on 15 June –...

DEVOLUTION

Mayoral landslide 'a chance for devo revival'

By Sam Clayden | 10 May 2017

The election of Tories in four of the six mayoral regions will give the struggling devolution age...

WHITEHALL

Whitehall urged to referee sector's NHS disputes over rates relief

By Dan Peters | 10 May 2017

Shadow minister Jim McMahon has called for the Government to intervene in the dispute between cou...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils counter warnings about property plan risks

By Dan Peters | 10 May 2017

Key figures have hit back at warnings councils could go bankrupt if the sector’s increasing invol...

GLOUCESTERSHIRE AIRPORT

Authorities agree £750,000 airport loan

By Dan Peters | 10 May 2017

Two councils have agreed to lend Gloucestershire Airport money to support the delivery of its bus...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Birmingham children's trust appoints borough boss as chief executive

By Hiba Mahamadi | 09 May 2017

Birmingham children’s trust has appointed Wokingham BC boss Andy Couldrick as its first chief exe...

Spelthorne BC: BP investment not a 'bet'

By Hiba Mahamadi | 09 May 2017

Spelthorne BC has dismissed media criticism of its landmark investment in commercial property.