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Brighter Future

26 February 2010

Blackburn with Darwen Council has created job opportunities for young people through its Building...

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CRC's local appeal

26 February 2010

The Commission for Rural Communities (CRC) has urged councils to involve residents in public spen...

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'Bully' row hits Islands

26 February 2010

As the Gordon Brown bullying allegations unravelled this week, one council planned to pay off its...

Tories launch speedy action

26 February 2010

A number of Tory councils have defied the Conservatives Party’s stance on high-speed rail by join...

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Tough words for 'jargonistas'

26 February 2010

Senior council officers working in Liverpool could be sent on courses to help them rediscover the...

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Dragon joins hothouse party

26 February 2010

Swansea City Council’s exotic hothouse, Plantasia, celebrated its 20th birthday this week.

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Tax freeze plan

26 February 2010

Southwark LBC has proposed a council tax freeze in its 2010/11 budget, which includes £13.4m of s...

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Backing for jobs

26 February 2010

More than 80 jobs have been created for Colchester young people as part of the Backing Young Brit...

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Setting standards

26 February 2010

Exeter City Council is heading up a Devon-wide partnership tasked with improving customer service...

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Tax rise kept low

26 February 2010

Hampshire CC’s budget for 2010/11 will see an increase in council tax of just 38p a week for the ...