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Council revolt threat to HS2

By Dominic Browne | 11 January 2012

Ministers are braced for a revolt from councils and MPs over the planned £32bn High Speed Rail 2 ...

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Croydon rebuilds after the riots

By Luke Barras-Hill | 10 January 2012

The London borough of Croydon hit the headlines last summer when it found itself at the centre of...

Unite attacks Pickles after rejecting pensions offer

By Mark Conrad | 09 January 2012

The Unite trade union has rejected Government plans to reform council pension schemes.

London Councils lobby MPs over 'complex' finance Bill

By Jonathan Werran | 09 January 2012

London Councils has asked the Government to reconsider funding proposals it claims are 'overly co...

Don't miss your chance to enter The MJ Awards

06 January 2012

Councils are being urged to get their entries in to The MJ Local Government Achievement Awards th...

Wigan issues warning over new job cuts

By Dominic Browne | 06 January 2012

Wigan MBC warns it requires another 700 voluntary redundancies to balance its books – a move that...

Council calls to raise infant class sizes

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 January 2012

The chief executive of Sutton LBC has called on the Government to increase the number of pupils a...

Unite rejects NHS pensions offer

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 January 2012

The Unite trade union has unanimously rejected the Government's latest offer over NHS pension ref...

Minister: 'satnav summit' could ease road pressures

By Nick Appleyard | 06 January 2012

Norman Baker has called a 'satnav summit' to tackle the chaos caused by out-of-date devices misdi...

MPs urge social housing right to buy boost

By Jonathan Werran | 06 January 2012

Two leading MPs call on the Government to change the law stopping one million social housing tena...