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Halsall ready to Phil Ged's shoes

07 February 2011

Lancashire CC’s executive director of resources, Phil Halsall, has taken up his new post as the l...

ENVIRONMENT

Growing fears over forest sell-off

07 February 2011

The Cumbria Leaders’ Board has stated it has ‘considerable misgivings’ about the sale of its publ...

FINANCE

Spending a penny costs too much

07 February 2011

Chichester DC has decided to close a number of public toilets, in a bid to save the authority £90...

Appeal to spare jobs programme

07 February 2011

The mayor of London is being urged to save a scheme in Harrow which has saved taxpayers £1m a yea...

Focus on Glamorgan

07 February 2011

The Auditor General for Wales has published a report on Vale of Glamorgan Council, analysing how ...

WHITEHALL

Pickles moves from cuts to tackle extremism

07 February 2011

Communities secretary, Eric Pickles, will shortly turn his attention to the DCLG’s crucial ‘commu...

Awards deadline is now 11 February

07 February 2011

Entrants to The MJ Local Government Achievement Awards 2011 have been given another extension of ...

A model for youth

07 February 2011

Voluntary and community groups are due to play a central part in changes to youth services at Lam...

Ofsted calls a halt

07 February 2011

Education regulator, Ofsted, has halted its involvement in serious case reviews.

CLIMATE CHANGE

'Make makers' pay

07 February 2011

Producers should pay for the collection of unwanted electrical appliances to reduce them ending u...