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BUSINESS

Rap for Liverpool over failure to assess tenders

25 November 2009

The Local Government Ombudsman’s (LGO) first commercial investigation has criticised Liverpool Ci...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Regeneration 'on'

25 November 2009

Barnet LBC has approved a controversial £5bn regeneration scheme for Cricklewood and Brent Cross,...

WHITEHALL

NEET target missed

25 November 2009

The number of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) has broken the one mil...

WHITEHALL

Broadband plea

25 November 2009

The regional development agency covering east England has urged residents to spend five minutes r...

FINANCE

Fewer services and reduced quality as cuts take effect

25 November 2009

Councils expect to provide fewer services and, in some cases, at reduced quality, because of budg...

WHITEHALL

Sir Jeremy to stand down

25 November 2009

Labour’s leader in local government, Sir Jeremy Beecham, has confirmed he is to stand down.

WHITEHALL

Agreement ends city refuse strike

25 November 2009

High streets are paved with gold traders as prices soar, but residents are being warned not to ge...

WHITEHALL

Warning as gold traders cash in

25 November 2009

High streets are paved with gold traders as prices soar, but residents are being warned not to ge...

WHITEHALL

Cities join fight to save planet

25 November 2009

The mayors of Europe’s major cities descended on Stockholm this week, to consider ways of mitigat...

Leeds' goal is the World Cup

25 November 2009

Past and future football World Cup sites are backing Leeds’ bid to be a host city, under England’...