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FINANCE

Call for 'super' North East combined authority

By Jamie Hailstone | 04 November 2014

The leader of South Tyneside Council has called for the creation of a ‘super’ combined authority,...

PAY

Brent's Living Wage discount

By Jonathan Werran | 04 November 2014

Brent LBC has proposed to offer business rates discounts of up to £5,000 to local firms who sign ...

HEALTH

BCF director hails 'remarkable' progress

By Dan Peters | 04 November 2014

The programme director of the Better Care Fund (BCF) has suggested it could be just the first ste...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

ADCS chief seeks clarity on safeguarding boards

By Dan Peters | 04 November 2014

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has called for an ‘urgent national rev...

WALES

Wrexham hits out at 'bullying'

By Jamie Hailstone | 04 November 2014

The leader of Wrexham CC has accused the Welsh Government of bullying local authorities into merg...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Panel delay threatens new 'super councils'

By Jonathan Werran | 04 November 2014

Northern Ireland council chiefs have urged Stormont ministers to immediately establish a joint le...

PENSIONS

Parry-Jones payout gets final clearance from WAO

By MJ reporter | 04 November 2014

Welsh spending watchdogs have cleared Pembrokeshire CC’s exit payment for former chief executive ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Reeves: 'Don't waste care bids'

By Dan Peters | 04 November 2014

Coventry City Council’s chief executive Martin Reeves has pleaded for the sector not to waste the...

FINANCE

Chatty manse

04 November 2014

There’s scraping the barrel. And there’s scraping the bits under the barrel and then selling them...

Been and ghoul

04 November 2014

Halloween has once again been and gone and MJ Diary’s pointy hat and broomstick has been consigne...