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LEPs may get powers to rule on key strategic transport decisions

11 May 2011

Sub-national groups of local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) could be empowered by ministers to ta...

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Residents seek approval for London's first community council

11 May 2011

Residents of Queen’s Park have applied to Westminster City Council to form what would be London’s...

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Hertfordshire staff back jobs deal

11 May 2011

Members of trade union, Unison, have voted in favour of collective agreement on changes to Hertfo...

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Progressive launch

11 May 2011

An independent network has been launched to promote an alternative to current thinking on localism.

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Harmonious Bedford

11 May 2011

Bedford BC has spent £1.4m harmonising staff wages, following its creation in April 2009 from the...

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Money Matters

11 May 2011

The Government’s review of business rates is causing a bit of a stir. Only a small number of loca...

Compensation culture' fight could prove costly

11 May 2011

Members of the public taking government bodies to judicial review could incur massive legal bills...

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Benefit changes will bring hardship to families, says think tank

10 May 2011

Government plans to cap benefits payments to an average annual household income of £26,000 will b...

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Public sector job availability at an historic low

10 May 2011

Public sector job availability has reached an all-time low, decreasing 8% year-on-year, according...

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Exclusive: Unions reject 'meltdown' fears over pension funds

By Mark Conrad | 09 May 2011

The ‘black hole’ in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) predicted following Britain’s rece...