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Bedroom tax error leads to Scottish funding shortfall

By Jonathan Werran | 21 August 2013

An accounting error over Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) allocations has resulted in a cash s...

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Battle of Waterloo as rival councils row over planning

By Mark Conrad | 21 August 2013

The row between two councils over a proposed development close to the River Thames continued this...

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Counties plan to pool their pension funds

By MJ reporter | 21 August 2013

Three county councils are proposing talks to merge their town hall pension funds, as one of the l...

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Balfour Beatty hit by £6m pre-tax loss

By MJ reporter | 21 August 2013

Construction and infrastructure giant Balfour Beatty has announced a £6m pre-tax loss, blaming pr...

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Council in bid to bring green energy to Glasgow

By Jamie Hailstone | 21 August 2013

Glasgow City Council has announced plans for a green energy company to help create jobs and tackl...

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Councils could work together to crack down on empty homes

By MJ Correspondent | 21 August 2013

Councils serving different communities could work together to lobby the Government for a change i...

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No timescale for local financial assessment, auditors admit

By MJ Correspondent | 21 August 2013

The National Audit Office (NAO) has admitted it has ‘no timescale’ for carrying out a comprehensi...

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Surge in HR interims in local government

By Laura Sharman | 21 August 2013

There has been a surge in the number of HR interims being recruited by local government due to ‘g...

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More than £2m efficiency savings made by Inverclyde Council

By MJ Correspondent | 21 August 2013

Inverclyde Council has reported a further £2.1m of efficiency savings.

White Van Man on holidaying politicians

20 August 2013

You might have noticed something since the beginning of the month.