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Scots fail on air quality and recycling

29 January 2010

Scotland’s councils have failed to meet targets for air quality, and are in danger of failing to ...

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Ex-county's headache

29 January 2010

The balance sheets of the former Bedfordshire County Council have unearthed ‘over-ambitious budge...

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Mandy backs RDAs

29 January 2010

A Cabinet heavyweight and two ministers have challenged the Conservatives over the post-election ...

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Waste deals 'must consider staff safety'

29 January 2010

Councils must use their contracts with waste firms to cut fatal accidents, safety chiefs have war...

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Pay cap may deter job applicants

29 January 2010

Head-hunters recruiting for the next chief executive of the Audit Commission have started their s...

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Borough boss hired for top IDeA position

29 January 2010

Barking and Dagenham LBC chief executive, Rob Whiteman, has been hired as the new managing direct...

Four take up college positions

29 January 2010

Dr Deborah Absalom, John Coughlan, Dr John Dunford and Glynn Lowth have been appointed to the Nat...

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One-sixth of seats face axe

29 January 2010

The number of councillors in Wales could be reduced dramatically, under plans put forward by the ...

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Incentives fail to lure councils

29 January 2010

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) confirmed no local authorities wer...

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Last resort for tax rogues

29 January 2010

Portsmouth City Council is getting tough with residents who fail to pay their council tax.