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HEALTH

Health reform problems offer councils 'perfect opportunity', study claims

By Jonathan Werran | 22 June 2011

Health reforms and a tough financial climate represent an opportunity’ for collaboration between...

Welsh authorities' joint plan to integrate departments is a first

22 June 2011

Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly CBCs have announced plans to become the first local authorities in W...

Olympian tests the waters with new pool

22 June 2011

Olympic swimmer and former world record holder, Mark Foster, made a splash at a Harrow primary sc...

People

22 June 2011

Donald McGougan, director of finance, retires at the end of June, after 24 years with the City of...

Double success

22 June 2011

Residents of Harlow, Essex, have doubled the amount of waste they recycle in two years, from 26% ...

Star performance

22 June 2011

A hostel offering three-star, hotel-style accommodation to some of London’s most entrenched rough...

A lesson to others

22 June 2011

Milton Keynes Council has won first place in the local authority of the year category at the 2011...

FINANCE

Partnership pays off

22 June 2011

Tandridge DC has scooped an award for reducing HR and payroll costs through partnership with othe...

Shadow mayors dropped from Bill

22 June 2011

Ministers have scrapped Localism Bill proposals requiring England’s 11 largest city councils to a...

FINANCE

New opt-out fears at hike in pension costs

By Mark Conrad | 22 June 2011

One-fifth of council pension funds are experiencing negative cashflows – a figure which could ris...