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Council leader: Portsmouth needs more than City Deal

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 November 2013

The leader of Portsmouth City Council has called for a series of commitments designed to save its...

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Commercial partnership pays off for council

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 November 2013

North Lanarkshire Council has raised £45m through its property portfolio in a deal with Barclays.

White Van Man on anti-social behaviour

13 November 2013

Have you noticed something?

Mayor's boyfriend claimed he had PhD

13 November 2013

Diary is often uncomfortable in social occasions.

Benn shows he's well red

13 November 2013

It appears that shadow communities secretary Hilary Benn may have been taking Eric Pickles a litt...

Turpin was a drinker as well as a highwayman

13 November 2013

A pub once frequented by legendary highwayman Dick Turpin has become a community asset.

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Stirling work to avoid strike

By Laura Sharman | 13 November 2013

Industrial action by Stirling Council staff has been suspended after a deal with trade unions.

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Somerset councils agree joint management structure

By Laura Sharman | 13 November 2013

Taunton Deane BC and West Somerset DC have approved plans for a joint management team and shared ...

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Row over reviews after Hamzah Khan case

By MJ Correspondent | 13 November 2013

A call for action to stop future serious case reviews (SCRs) being ‘meaningless’ has been made.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Housing associations' warning over Universal Credit delays

By Jonathan Werran | 12 November 2013

Failure to establish a ‘realistic timetable’ for rolling out Universal Credit (UC) is stymieing h...