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People

30 June 2011

Southend-on-Sea Council staff and members have paid tribute to former town clerk, Fred Laws, who ...

District View

30 June 2011

Nadeem Aziz reflects on how Dover DC is only one of three district councils nationally implementi...

HEALTH

Survey reveals big support for personal care budgets

By Jamie Hailstone | 30 June 2011

Personal care budgets have a positive impact on people’s lives, according to a survey by the char...

FINANCE

Pickles seeks fresh accord with sector

By Mark Conrad | 30 June 2011

Communities secretary reveals move to make councils ‘85 per cent self-sufficient’

Plugged In

30 June 2011

John Ransford looks at how words and phrases can be distorted or changed through common usage whe...

Soap Box

30 June 2011

Paul Wheeler looks at how active residents are taking the opportunity to use new councillors to p...

Inside View

30 June 2011

Sir Stephen Bubb looks at the importance of a child's first few years in determining how their li...

WHITEHALL

Cameron defends pension reforms to the LGA

By Michael Burton | 30 June 2011

David Cameron has given a spirited defence of plans to reform public sector pensions.

First choice to deliver change

30 June 2011

The Government has picked the Community Development Foundation (CDF) to deliver a new £80m progra...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Taking liberties with poster ban

By Dermott Calpin | 30 June 2011

Councils are cracking down on leafleting by local arts groups.