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Exit amid 'culture of fear' claims

By MJ Correspondent | 04 September 2013

The chief executive of the company at the centre of an investigation into its work with Lancashir...

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Public health ring-fence extended

By Jamie Hailstone | 04 September 2013

Public health grants for local authorities will remain ring-fenced for a third year running, it h...

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Leader slams Bournemouth super council plan

By MJ reporter | 04 September 2013

The leader of Bournemouth BC has rejected calls for a super council in the region as expensive an...

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Watchdog raises concerns over standards supervision

By Jonathan Werran | 04 September 2013

Coercion against councillors and senior officers will be difficult to monitor under the current s...

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Councils backed to take on commissioning

By Jamie Hailstone | 04 September 2013

Councils should be given more control over health commissioning, according to a new report by thi...

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Bolton rivals unite over budget fears

By MJ Correspondent | 04 September 2013

The leaders of all three parties at Bolton MBC have united to call on Eric Pickles to rethink his...

The future's bright, the future's orange

04 September 2013

The future’s bright, the future’s orange – well, at least it is in Rochford in Essex anyway.

White Van Man on death rays

04 September 2013

I remember as a kid when you could get hold of a magnifying glass and, by letting the sun’s rays ...

Breaking Bad in Kent?

04 September 2013

We are all big fans of the American television series Breaking Bad at MJ Towers.

Squawks of discontent at parrot coverage

04 September 2013

Diary hears squawks of discontent from King’s Lynn and West Norfolk BC after national press cover...