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WHITEHALL

Pickles boasts of achievements in 'end of term' letter

By Laura Sharman | 19 August 2013

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has boasted of the achievements of his department since the Ge...

FINANCE

LGA: Youngsters being failed by national job schemes

By MJ Correspondent | 19 August 2013

Young people are being failed by nationally-run job schemes designed to help them, the Local Gove...

FINANCE

Four director posts to be scrapped at Council of the Isles of Scilly

By MJ Correspondent | 16 August 2013

Four director-level posts will be scrapped at the Council of the Isles of Scilly as part of a res...

FINANCE

Wiltshire improves child protection services

By Laura Sharman | 16 August 2013

Wiltshire Council has managed to improve its child protection services following an ‘inadequate’ ...

FINANCE

Controversial joint venture to shut

By Jamie Hailstone | 16 August 2013

A controversial local authority venture is to be closed down in a bid to save taxpayers £12.5m.

HEALTH

Sector backs Doncaster counter-proposal

By Jonathan Werran | 16 August 2013

Doncaster Council gains strong sector backing for alternative plans that would keep link between ...

FINANCE

Senior Knowsley councillors support combined Liverpool city region authority

By MJ Correspondent | 16 August 2013

Senior councillors at Knowsley MBC have backed plans for a combined authority across the Liverpoo...

FINANCE

Leader of Birmingham calls for audit of council funding

By Laura Sharman | 15 August 2013

The National Audit Office should examine the viability of local government if the spending cuts g...

FINANCE

Rutland chief executive tells councillors to improve behaviour

By Thomas Bridge | 15 August 2013

Rutland Council’s chief executive has said she will pursue legal action against three UKIP counci...

Four Wheel Drive Woman: I pay a lot of tax on the things I buy

15 August 2013

No Tarquin, I will not be pulling over to let that Tesco delivery van past.