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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...

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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.

Fat Mr Pickles to slim down

15 August 2013

Mr Pickles has been put on a diet.

Council sells bare cupboards

15 August 2013

It’s hard to imagine quite who would want a copy of The All England Law Reports 1936 to 2007.

Council chief compared to David Brent

15 August 2013

Sometimes it can be hard to find the right words in local government so spare a thought for Wigan...

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Exclusive: Doncaster aims to go it alone to provide children's services

By Heather Jameson | 15 August 2013

Doncaster MBC has asked the Government to let it set up its own children’s trust as it claims the...

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Care bosses defend children's care charges

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 August 2013

Care bosses have defended the use of charging for some aspects of children’s social care after Wo...

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Exclusive: Councils report delays to citizenship certificates

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 August 2013

The Home Office is failing to send councils citizenship certificates due to ‘technical issues’, w...

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Plan for centralised Government communications team

By Jonathan Werran | 14 August 2013

Ministers are considering plans to centralise 3,300 press officers working across government depa...