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High cost of tipping

01 September 2011

Illegal fly-tipping cost the taxpayer more than £40m last year, the Countryside Alliance has clai...

SOLACE refutes Shapps' claims

By Jonathan Werran | 01 September 2011

SOLACE has dismissed claims by housing minister, Grant Shapps, that it is responsible for inflati...

Member dismisses mayor plan

01 September 2011

A leading councillor has dismissed as ‘unnecessary’ plans for a city regional mayor for Merseysid...

City to fight booze

01 September 2011

Glasgow City Council has announced a package of new measures to tackle the city’s alcohol problem.

Banking on claim

01 September 2011

Former directors of the failed Lehman Brothers bank are seeking access to $90m in insurance funds...

Not just a front

01 September 2011

Planning minister, Greg Clark, has announced a further 36 areas in the next wave of neighbourhood...

BUSINESS

Carillion boss bows out as firm celebrates10% profit increase

01 September 2011

Carillion’s group chief executive, John McDonough, has announced he is retiring at the end of the...

BUSINESS

Less taxing for coastal SMEs

01 September 2011

Coastal areas are among the biggest beneficiaries of the Government’s small business rate relief ...

FINANCE

CBI buys into PFI deals despite MPs' misgivings

By Jonathan Werran | 01 September 2011

The CBI has presented a package of measures to boost infrastructure investment through effective ...

FINANCE

Survey reveals big drop in use of consultants

01 September 2011

New evidence reveals a continuing decline in local authorities’ use of consulting services.