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HCA seeks senior recruits

By Mark Conrad | 19 July 2011

The Homes and Communities Agency is seeking senior recruits for its regulation committee.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Enfield unveils plans for green development

By Laura Sharman | 19 July 2011

Plans have been unveiled for one of the largest green developments in the UK by Enfield Council.

FINANCE

Government unveils plans for councils to retain business rate

By Heather Jameson | 18 July 2011

The Government has launched its plans for councils to keep the business rates raised in their are...

FINANCE

Ministers poised to devolve control of business rates

By Mark Conrad | 18 July 2011

Local government ministers are expected to publish their review of local government finances late...

FINANCE

LGA: Treasury cash-in on council homes must stop

By James Evison | 18 July 2011

Plans by the Treasury to cash-in on right-to-buy sales could jeopardise the construction of new c...

IDeA chief Rob Whiteman takes on Home Office role

By Heather Jameson | 15 July 2011

A front runner for the chief executive’s role at the LGA, Rob Whiteman, has been appointed new ch...

Everything settled... at last

15 July 2011

Diary considers the more 'undynamic' parts of local government...

Hacked off with no revelations

15 July 2011

Phone hacking? Fear not, the techno-phobes at the MJ are struggling to understand their own phone...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Deadly plan to control Bristol

15 July 2011

Zombies in Leicester? Bristol reckons it would have them licked...

FINANCE

Eric's cryptic conference call

15 July 2011

Things are not looking good for finance officers, reading between the lines.