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Homes probe exposes deep Welsh divisions

08 June 2011

A wider gulf in council housing standards across Wales has opened up, an investigation has claimed.

Lambeth 'up to old tricks with propaganda' claim Lib Dems

08 June 2011

New rules on council-funded newspapers are being ‘circumvented’ by Lambeth LBC, the Liberal Democ...

Rights move for Mark

08 June 2011

Mark Hammond, West Sussex CC chief executive between 2004 and 2010, has been appointed head of th...

Merseysiders join up

08 June 2011

Councils on Merseyside are set to share services, including gritting, leisure, payroll and legal ...

FINANCE

Notts nets £20m

08 June 2011

Strict controls on non-essential spend helped Nottinghamshire CC save £20.4m during 2010/11, fina...

Allowances cut back

08 June 2011

Harlow DC, in Essex, has moved to a leader and cabinet form of decision-making, as councillors vo...

HEALTH

Report reveals care industry on brink of collapse

By Mark Conrad | 08 June 2011

A UNISON report reveals that the collapse of Southern Cross may not be a one-off, as other compan...

BUSINESS

Outrage over plan to outsource to India

08 June 2011

Birmingham City Council’s joint venture with Capita has come under fire from trade unions, after ...

BUSINESS

Reaching Accord

08 June 2011

Telford and Wrekin Council has awarded a new contract to provide 24-hour care and support service...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Crewe residents asked to vote again in governance review

By Jonathan Werran | 08 June 2011

Cheshire East councillors are asking residents of Crewe to vote for a second time to consider if ...