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FINANCE

Bank interest cut 'costing councils £1bn'

11 February 2009

Record low interest rates have left councils £1bn out of pocket since the Bank of England took em...

FINANCE

Pressure builds on Healey to drop business rate hike

11 February 2009

Local government minister, John Healey, is under pressure to ditch a 5% hike in business rates th...

BUSINESS

Borough's link with IT specialist is a virtual certainty

11 February 2009

Slough BC has signed up for a further five years in partnership with IT consultant, Unisys, to mo...

BUSINESS

County extends deal after £47m savings

11 February 2009

An award-winning partnership between Lincolnshire CC and Mouchel is set to continue until 2015, a...

WHITEHALL

Battle over court fees

11 February 2009

Newham LBC has vowed to retrieve the thousands of pounds it was forced to pay in damages to a dis...

WHITEHALL

Council chiefs call for 'more flexible' LAAs

11 February 2009

Council leaders have ended months of negotiation with central government with a call for more fle...

WHITEHALL

Come clean on top pay says SOLACE

11 February 2009

Councils should put details of chief executive pay and pensions on their websites, SOLACE preside...

WHITEHALL

Strike, cameras, action in Essex

11 February 2009

A row between Unison and Essex CC over the council’s plans to outsource services has deepened, af...

WHITEHALL

Parking levy finds few fans says poll

11 February 2009

WHITEHALL

Leaders' fears over welfare agenda

11 February 2009

Plans to prevent a hike in long-term unemployment beyond ‘the worst recession for a century’ will...