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BUSINESS

Expo lures investors

19 July 2011

Local authorities in Cheshire have linked up with locally-based blue chip companies to showcase t...

BUSINESS

Consortium embarks upon 15-year project

19 July 2011

Sheffield City Council has signed contracts with Keepmoat and the Great Places Housing Group to f...

BUSINESS

Building programme to yield 170,000 homes

19 July 2011

More than 145 councils, housing associations and builders will share £1.8bn under the Government’...

The return of the business rate

19 July 2011

The removal of business rate removed any incentive by councils to attract business to their areas...

FINANCE

Authority-appointed auditors 'add value'

19 July 2011

Six out of 10 council finance experts believe allowing authorities to appoint their own auditors ...

HEALTH

Health plan is opportunity to co-ordinate policies

19 July 2011

The NHS Confederation has welcomed the Government’s updated white paper on public health, which i...

HEALTH

Savings prompt £1.2M windfall for NHS Trusts

19 July 2011

NHS Trusts look set to benefit from a £1.2m windfall from joint venture NHS Shared Business Servi...

HEALTH

Survey reveals England's care home fees frozen or reduced

19 July 2011

The majority of councils in England have either frozen or cut their care home fees, according to ...

Merger matters for kids' ability to play

19 July 2011

The children’s charity Play Matters has announced it will merge with the National Children’s Bure...

WHITEHALL

Recycle PFI savings into frontline services, ministers announce

By Jonathan Werran | 19 July 2011

Public bodies can keep efficiency savings from PFI projects ministers have announced today.