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Essex wastes away

11 January 2012

The Essex Waste Partnership selects a joint venture between Balfour Beatty and Urbaser as preferr...

It's a master stroke

11 January 2012

Willmott Dixon has been appointed by Sandwell MBC to build an £8m swimming pool and leisure centre.

Sweeping changes

11 January 2012

A new process to recycle road sweepings is set to save seven councils in the Midlands £10m throug...

Wi-fi deal unveiled

11 January 2012

Westminster City Council, Kensington and Chelsea RLBC and communications firm, O2, sign a landmar...

BUSINESS

Business rate move could 'fuel North-South divide'

By Dominic Browne | 11 January 2012

Influential group of city councils has warned government plans to 'localise' business rates risk ...

BUSINESS

Bidders invited to operate post-games Olympic site

11 January 2012

The Olympic Park Legacy Company has re-opened the bidding for the Olympic Stadium after the colla...

BUSINESS

Councils slapped down for 'not being business friendly'

11 January 2012

Prime minister, David Cameron, has warned some councils need a 'slap' – rather than a ‘nudge’ – t...

Too close to home

11 January 2012

Leeds City Council has formally objected to neighbouring Bradford City Council's plans to approve...

Cash bid under way

11 January 2012

Transport bosses in the North East are bidding for £16m of funding from the Government’s local su...

Scrap crackdown

11 January 2012

Britain's £5bn-a-year scrap industry is finally facing tougher regulation as part of a government...