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Dark days ahead in climate battle

23 March 2011

Tameside MBC has turned off the floodlights outside council buildings to make people aware of cli...

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Anger over Wigan redundancies

23 March 2011

Unison has criticised Wigan MBC’s decision to axe 858 jobs, stating the council has £30m in reser...

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Simplified maths

23 March 2011

Ministers have further simplified local government funding by establishing a single pot of cash c...

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Cold over soup runs

23 March 2011

Westminster City Council is seeking a bye-law to stop soup runs in parts of the borough – and is ...

Interim named

23 March 2011

North Tyneside MBC has appointed Graham Haywood as its new interim chief executive to replace the...

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Members' fears for local radio shows

23 March 2011

County councillors have called for a meeting with BBC Radio Cambridgeshire over plans to end comm...

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Barnet staff take direct action

23 March 2011

More than 150 Unison members working for Barnet LBC have taken industrial action to remain direct...

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'£11bn' quango goal

23 March 2011

Cabinet Office minister, Francis Maude, has claimed spending on quangos will fall by £11bn a year...

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Sector jobs' sharp fall

23 March 2011

Local government jobs are already showing a sharp drop, with public sector employment falling by ...

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'Purdah' starts across England in run-up to 5 May elections

23 March 2011

The pre-election period known as ‘purdah’ starts tomorrow (Friday) for the English local election...