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Sudden death, 62

03 August 2011

Long-standing Cheshire Labour councillor, Derek Bateman, died suddenly last weekend, at the age o...

FINANCE

Second thoughts

03 August 2011

A Devon district has called for an end to council tax discounts for second homes.

License to archive

03 August 2011

The National Archives, the licence for UK government including councils, has extended the scope o...

BUSINESS

£4m planning deal

03 August 2011

Terraquest, a subsidiary of the Mears Group, has won a 10-year contract, worth £4m, to provide pl...

BUSINESS

Winning software

03 August 2011

Northgate Public Services and Mouchel Consortium have both won places on the local government sof...

BUSINESS

Only One to chose

03 August 2011

Peterborough City Council has selected Capita’s One management information system to handle all i...

HEALTH

Seven reminders

03 August 2011

A system to allow councils to monitor whether they are meeting their seven Dementia Action Allian...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Clamour for jobs

03 August 2011

More than 500 youth workers and education welfare officials have applied for 296 posts in Birming...

FINANCE

Pickles reveals council tax benefit plan

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 August 2011

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has launched a consultation on council tax benefit, which aims...

Supreme Court backs Shoesmith over sacking

By Mark Conrad | 02 August 2011

The Supreme Court today blocked a government bid to challenge the ruling that Sharon Shoesmith u...