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HUMAN RESOURCES
Bristol's mayor backs decision to axe chief executive role
By Hiba Mahamadi | 25 October 2017
Bristol City Council’s mayor has dismissed the overview and scrutiny committee’s concerns about h...
BUSINESS
Black: Barclay Review was missed opportunity
By Dan Peters | 25 October 2017
Scotland’s Barclay Review into business rates was a ‘missed opportunity’ that did not go far enou...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Chelmsford's chief executive dies of cancer
By Hiba Mahamadi | 25 October 2017
Chelmsford City Council’s chief executive Steve Packham has died of lung cancer at the age of 66.
OFSTED
Christmas comes early
25 October 2017
Diary has a nephew who at an age fast approaching nine still believes – or at least pretends to –...
HUMOUR
Talking a good game
25 October 2017
Local Government Association (LGA) officials have worked tirelessly to improve the sector’s brand...
POLICY AND POLITICS
White Van Man on ... the House of Lords
25 October 2017
Something’s got to be done about the House of Lords.
HUMOUR
The fairest of them all?
25 October 2017
Diary is well aware that language is one of the most important tools we have at our disposal.
BUSINESS
Sheffield loans £3m to its housing company to tackle council housing crisis
By Hiba Mahamadi | 25 October 2017
Sheffield City Council has decided to loan £3m to its own housebuilding company to build 1,000 ne...
FINANCE
Social care spending rises by £556m
By Dan Peters | 25 October 2017
Spending by councils on social care rose by £556m in 2016/17 to £17.5bn - the first time it has r...
BUSINESS
Procurement target delay a 'let down' to small businesses
By Mark Conrad | 25 October 2017
Government officials were this week accused of ‘giving up’ on small businesses after Whitehall de...
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