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WHITEHALL

Only 3% of council members are BMEs says latest census

14 January 2009

Councillors continue to be ‘stale, pale and male’ despite pressure to make them more representati...

Norwich housing chief fired over allocation row

14 January 2009

Norwich City Council has launched an independent review after one of its housing chiefs was sacke...

BUSINESS

Europeans help BSF with £300m

14 January 2009

A £300m investment by the European Investment Bank has eased pressure on the Government’s school-...

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Ministers 'exploiting' business with rate mechanism

14 January 2009

Municipal leaders have accused ministers of ‘exploiting’ businesses and undermining local economi...

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Home Office grant shows crime pays

14 January 2009

Police authorities are set to receive a new year present of £5m from the Home Office, after seizi...

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Liverpool defies 'sneering' critics and delivers a Capital success

14 January 2009

The success of Liverpool’s European Capital of Culture project ‘hung by a thread’ at times last y...

FINANCE

Public bodies' housing 'perks' spark criticism

14 January 2009

Public bodies came under fire this week for paying senior executives tens of thousands of pounds ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Social workers face intense retraining following Baby P

14 January 2009

Children’s secretary, Ed Balls, has launched a Whitehall-based plan to improve children’s service...

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Who next to lead the LGA?

14 January 2009

As we head into a new year, local government faces some of its toughest challenges, with a new go...

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District View

14 January 2009

With such a strong national and international focus on the tough economic climate, it would seem ...