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Winning fraud fight

28 September 2011

Staff at Gloucester City Council have won national awards for helping legitimate benefit claimant...

More Welsh workers

28 September 2011

Wales saw an 8.7% increase in public sector employment from June 2010 to June 2011, according to ...

Terry's Rich legacy

28 September 2011

Bromley LBC’s director of adult and community services, Terry Rich, is leaving the council after ...

HEALTH

Disability concerns

28 September 2011

Local authorities are struggling to meet the housing needs of people with learning disabilities, ...

New life for Old hall

28 September 2011

The Old Town Hall in Macclesfield will close for a major refurbishment, designed to encourage wid...

Library guarantee

28 September 2011

Cambridgeshire CC has approved a library strategy ensuring no community will lose access to servi...

FINANCE

Joint borough audit operations' savings could add up to £100k

By Jonathan Werran | 28 September 2011

Islington and Camden LBCs have decided to merge their internal audit teams over the next six mont...

FINANCE

Stevenage brings homes controls back in-house to cut overheads

28 September 2011

Stevenage BC expects savings of up to £860,000 after deciding to directly manage its housing serv...

More authorities review future of executive role

28 September 2011

Moves to scrap the post of chief executive in councils have taken a step forward, with another hi...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Capital's jobless get £11m boost

28 September 2011

A share of £11.3m EU match-funding is up for grabs for organisations with projects to help unempl...