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BUSINESS

Chinese promotion

15 February 2012

Three eastern county councils have signed up to a joint two-year inward investment agreement aime...

HEALTH

Care upgrade plan

15 February 2012

Derbyshire CC has unveiled plans for a £200m programme to upgrade residential and community care.

It could make you spit

14 February 2012

It’s been a bad week for children’s entertainers, following the news that Enfield LBC wants to ba...

Snow's not so pure

14 February 2012

Snow. It’s a simple meteorological phenomenon which can be handled...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Glasgow councillors form 'break-away' party

14 February 2012

Former Labour councillors at Glasgow City Council, are launching a rival party to field candidate...

FINANCE

Neill urges councils to freeze tax

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 February 2012

Bob Neill has written to council leaders in England, urging them to freeze council tax for anothe...

FINANCE

Parsons survives crucial leadership meeting

By Mark Conrad | 13 February 2012

The leader of Leicestershire County Council, Cllr David Parsons, appears to have survived a cruci...

FINANCE

Parsons 'may have breached code of conduct'

By Heather Jameson | 13 February 2012

Leader of Leicestershire CC faces a meeting over his future today, after an internal investigatio...

FINANCE

'Chaos' fear over cut off point for tax vote may bring chaos

By Heather Jameson | 13 February 2012

Authorities which increase council tax by less than 3.5% to avoid triggering a local referendum c...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Muslim Tory rejects Pickles' prayer 'ban' vow

By Mark Conrad | 10 February 2012

A Muslim Conservative councillor has said that 'religion has no place in politics' and backed tod...