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Plugged In

15 January 2009

This month’s inauguration of Barack Obama as America’s 44th president has led to lots of parallel...

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Soap Box

15 January 2009

How many of you watched the recent Claire Sweeney TV documentary on ITV?

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Top county tells LGA: Improve or we leave

15 January 2009

One of the country’s top councils has warned the Local Government Association to up its game – or...

FINANCE

CPA review for downgraded Iceland councils

15 January 2009

The Audit Commission is reviewing CPA results at five councils, after receiving complaints of ove...

FINANCE

Six more councils cut jobs

14 January 2009

Six more councils have announced job cuts of more than 1,000, in an effort to claw back savings a...

Senior staff get recognition in New Year's Honours

14 January 2009

Twenty-one council workers had their work formally recognised in the New Year Honours’ List.

Longest-serving council worker was a price worth paying for

14 January 2009

One of the country’s longest-serving council workers retired on Christmas Eve, after emptying the...

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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-...