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The MJ launches its 2009 awards

10 October 2008

The MJ this week launches its sixth Local Government Achievement Awards, with 15 categories, incl...

WHITEHALL

Belfast theme to the latest SFI pamphlet

10 October 2008

Top public sector executives are guest writers in the latest SOLACE Foundation Imprint pamphlet, ...

FINANCE

Newham mayor defends salary of chief executive

10 October 2008

The mayor of Newham has hit out at criticism of the £240,000 a year salary of the borough’s chief...

WHITEHALL

Province welcomes jobs shift from capital

10 October 2008

Local authority leaders in Northern Ireland have welcomed the ‘once in a lifetime’ chance of 4,00...

WHITEHALL

Legal battle launched over care court costs

10 October 2008

Hillingdon LBC has launched a High Court battle for fairer funding to cover care proceedings’ cou...

WHITEHALL

Ex-Serco chief named to lead Cornwall unitary

10 October 2008

Kevin Lavery has been appointed as new chief executive for the newly-formed unitary Cornwall Coun...

WHITEHALL

Surrey's 'heat or eat' fear

10 October 2008

Surrey CC has called for an increase in government grant to avoid giving local residents a ‘heat ...

WHITEHALL

Inflation rise

10 October 2008

Rising inflation has devalued town halls’ annual settlement from Whitehall by £500m, the LGA has ...

WHITEHALL

Staff worries over unitary job cuts

10 October 2008

Hundreds of council employees in Northumberland are facing an uncertain future as councils prepar...

BUSINESS

West Sussex goes drillling for oil to beat energy hike

10 October 2008

Steep rises in the price of oil have brought a local authority centre stage in a £12bn exploratio...