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FINANCE

Pensions legal fights on cards

09 April 2009

Local government lawyers have warned town halls to expect a glut of claims against the sector’s p...

FINANCE

Cumbria offers £40m to settle

09 April 2009

Cumbria CC has offered £40m to settle equal pay claims, after losing a long-running legal battle.

WHITEHALL

LGA calls for radical rethink on eco town plans

09 April 2009

The Government must rethink eco town plans, where there is strong local authority opposition, cou...

WHITEHALL

MPs challenged over payouts to charities following Icelandic fiasco

09 April 2009

Councils have angrily challenged MPs who called for charities to be compensated for losing cash i...

WHITEHALL

LBCs' joint effort is out of hours

09 April 2009

Ealing LBC, Barking and Dagenham LBC, and Tower Hamlets LBC are pioneering a shared out-of-hours ...

Airport battle goes to High Court

09 April 2009

A group of 23 councils is to apply for a High Court judicial review into the decision to allow th...

WHITEHALL

Shared access

09 April 2009

Ten councils in rural and urban areas are sharing £620,000 to pilot schemes which provide better ...

WHITEHALL

Middlesbrough choose a local

09 April 2009

Middlesbrough has opted for ‘the home side’ with its choice of new chief executive.

WHITEHALL

Youngsters get taste for free meals

09 April 2009

Free school meals in Scotland has seen uptake increase from 53% to 75% – but too many children ig...

BUSINESS

Mouchel revenues show 19% growth

09 April 2009

Business services firm, Mouchel, has reported a 19% growth in revenue in the six months to 31 Jan...