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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Call for chiefs to be 'visionary'

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 October 2013

Council chief executives need to be ‘strong and visionary,’ business leaders have warned.

FINANCE

Pickles unhappy at council charge levels

By Jonathan Werran | 02 October 2013

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has lashed out at councils for imposing ‘excessive parking cha...

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Auditors refuse to approve council's accounts

By MJ reporter | 02 October 2013

The Wales Audit Office (WAO) and Pembrokeshire CC are at loggerheads.

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LGA's angry response to top slicing

By MJ reporter | 02 October 2013

The Local Government Association (LGA) has added its voice to the sector’s chorus of disapproval ...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Former Kingston RLBC leader faces prison over child porn charges

By Jonathan Werran | 02 October 2013

Former Kingston RLBC leader, Derek Osbourne, told to expect a prison sentence after admitting ind...

FINANCE

Benefit cap roll-out begins

By Jonathan Werran | 02 October 2013

The weekly £500 household benefit cap has been imposed across the country.

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Union defends BT over broadband censure

By Jonathan Werran | 02 October 2013

A trade union representing civil service scientists and professionals has defended telecommunicat...

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Universal Credit for six more areas

By MJ Correspondent | 02 October 2013

Half of people who will be moved onto the new Universal Credit system have concerns about managin...

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Clark: Over time we'll get the credit

By Michael Burton | 02 October 2013

Cities minister Greg Clark has rejected accusations that the Government’s urban policy is only be...

The West Wing comes to Brent

01 October 2013

There’s been a lot of talk recently in the national media about whether the Internet is full of d...