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Housing benefit overhaul call

26 February 2010

Six councils have called on the Government to overhaul the housing benefit system to give them th...

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Extra £5.5m funding for EEDA

26 February 2010

The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) has secured £5.5m in extra European funding for loc...

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London borough snuffs out 25-year public-finance lighting agreement

26 February 2010

A London council has pulled the plug on a 25-year PFI scheme to upgrade its streetlighting, due t...

New directors appointed

26 February 2010

Three new directors have been appointed at the General Social Care Council following the appointm...

Chiefs to get animated

26 February 2010

The City of London Corporation has launched a campaign to urge other councils’ chief executives t...

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Governance system 'failing' says Bichard

26 February 2010

Feedback from the 13 Total Place pilots shows the current system of governance is ‘dysfunctional’...

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A steel will to regenerate

26 February 2010

Heather Jameson speaks to Redcar and Cleveland Council chief executive, Amanda Skelton, about her...

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Row over timetable for NI council reform

25 February 2010

A bitter war of words has broken out between local and central government in Northern Ireland ove...

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NILGA celebrates innovation and excellence

25 February 2010

Councils in Northern Ireland were celebrating the best in local government last week, with the No...

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New legal service to offer 'substantial savings'

25 February 2010

Kent CC has teamed up with law firm, Geldards, to provide a joint legal service for the public se...