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New chief exec leads senior reorganisation

20 July 2011

Phil Kirby has been appointed as the new chief executive of Broadland DC, starting in October whe...

White Van Man

20 July 2011

Big Society

Tax rise is 'needed'

20 July 2011

Brighton and Hove is considering a council tax increase of up to 3.5% next year as part of plans ...

Devolution praise

20 July 2011

The National Association of Local Councils has welcomed calls in the Government’s recent Open Pub...

FINANCE

Gove pledges additional £2.5bn schools funding

By Jonathan Werran | 20 July 2011

Michael Gove has launched a £2bn PFI funding scheme for school buildings.

Greg Clark adds cities to his list of ministerial roles

By James Evison | 20 July 2011

Greg Clark has been asked by David Cameron to take on the new role of minister for cities.

WHITEHALL

DCLG transfers mapping agency to BIS

By Jonathan Werran | 20 July 2011

Ministerial responsibility for Ordnance Survey transferred to BIS.

FINANCE

Money Matters

19 July 2011

Two momentous things happened this week. A man who looks like Eric Pickles won £162m on the EuroM...

BUSINESS

School meals deal

19 July 2011

Northamptonshire CC has dished up a £13.7m school meals contract to Cambridgeshire Catering Servi...

BUSINESS

Plant contract won

19 July 2011

Interserve has won a contract to build a mechanical biological treatment (MBT) plant at Westbury ...