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BUSINESS

JC Decaux poised for outdoor ads top spot

17 September 2008

The major street furniture company JC Decaux is in negotiations that could see it become the worl...

FINANCE

Council planning to fight 'bullys' compensation award

17 September 2008

Wansbeck DC is planning to fight back after a long-serving local government officer fired for bul...

FINANCE

Infrastructure quango slammed in Scotland

17 September 2008

The creation of a quango to oversee major new infrastructure projects in Scotland has met with a ...

cycling celebrated AT pedalling picnic

17 September 2008

Hundreds of residents of Hackney got on their bikes to celebrate cycling at the Sunday Cycle Picn...

BUSINESS

Plymouth seals Amey deal on highways

17 September 2008

Plymouth City Council has signed a £150m deal with Amey to improve its highways services.

FINANCE

Money Matters

17 September 2008

The Government’s recent consultation on including efficiency information on council tax bills tel...

WHITEHALL

'Decentralising tax powers will not help the regions alone'

17 September 2008

An influential think-tank has rejected a Taxpayers’ Alliance report calling for the abolition of ...

FINANCE

Edinburgh warning on departments' overspend

17 September 2008

Edinburgh City Council has warned two major departments it will not tolerate persistent overspend...

FINANCE

Study details local benefit from spending on services

17 September 2008

Council bosses have called on elected politicians to resist service cuts during the credit crunch...

WHITEHALL

Northern Ireland's new council boundaries unveiled

17 September 2008

Northern Ireland’s new local government districts have been unveiled by the commissioner of the L...