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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.

Ice cream decision whips media into frenzy

20 August 2013

Reporters at The Argus newspaper in Sussex thought they had a scoop when they heard Arun DC told ...

Council leader helps woman stuck in a jam

20 August 2013

Local government gets a pretty bum rap for its use of social media.