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Unison urges end to local cuts

By MJ Correspondent | 04 September 2013

A call for no more local government cuts will be made by trade union Unison at the TUC’s annual c...

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Union action may delay council reforms

By MJ Correspondent | 04 September 2013

Long-delayed local government reforms in Northern Ireland could be held up further after a union ...

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Yorkshire blocks payday lenders

By MJ reporter | 04 September 2013

Six West Yorkshire councils have joined forces to block the websites of all known payday lenders ...

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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.