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Making a name for Cheshire East

By Michael Burton | 06 October 2011

Michael Burton talks to Erika Wenzel, chief executive of The MJ award-winning Cheshire East.

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Support staff are used as 'social workers on the cheap', says union

By Heather Jameson | 06 October 2011

Unqualified staff are being used as 'social workers on the cheap', according to public sector uni...

Make-over for social services

05 October 2011

Newport City Council has embarked on a three-year programme to modernise social services and gene...

District lets fly with culprits

05 October 2011

Cotswold DC's 'zero-tolerance' approach to fly-tipping has slashed reported instances by one-quar...

Welsh improve despite cuts

05 October 2011

New data suggests that the performance of local authorities in Wales is improving, despite the sp...

Invite to bid for Olympic space

05 October 2011

London's Olympic Park Legacy Company has invited firms to become part of the post-2012 Olympic Ga...

Dutch descend on Cheshire

05 October 2011

A five-strong Dutch delegation has visited Cheshire East Council to learn how local authorities p...

Tribunal move 'is back to the future'

By Heather Jameson | 05 October 2011

Planned changes to employment tribunals are going 'back to the future'.

Surrey puts more Neets in train

05 October 2011

Surrey CC has upped the ante in the battle against the rising number of youngsters not in educati...

Warnings over 'eccentric' weekly collections

05 October 2011

Local government experts have warned the £250m additional funding for weekly bin collections.