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Sandy Bruce-Lockhart 1942-2008

21 August 2008

Following the death of Lord Bruce Lockhart last week, tributes poured into the LocalGov offices. ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

North-South vision rejected by council chief

21 August 2008

Bradford City Council’s chief executive has hit back at the think-tank which branded his city a w...

WHITEHALL

Unemployment is a priority for LAAs

21 August 2008

Fledgling local area agreements regimes withstood their first major test this week, when it emerg...

WHITEHALL

Council employees in Scotland to walk-out

21 August 2008

Scotland is bracing itself for a mass walk-out of town hall staff over pay.

WHITEHALL

Eco towns shortlist is delayed

21 August 2008

The Department for Communities and Local Government this week confirmed it had delayed publicatio...

WHITEHALL

RDA plans to be unveiled 'by end of year'

21 August 2008

The shadow enterprise and business minister, Mark Prisk, has indicated that the Conservatives wil...

WHITEHALL

Some top UK cities 'fail to market their assets'

21 August 2008

Some of Britain’s biggest councils, including Sheffield and Cardiff, are under-selling their citi...

WHITEHALL

Farcical failures should not be only council media coverage

20 August 2008

Councils must relentlessly promote their achievements, the LGA has warned, after a wave of negati...

WHITEHALL

Devon councils unite in fresh unitary fight

20 August 2008

Two Devon councils are refusing to accept the Boundary Committee’s proposal to merge all eight di...

FINANCE

Sack follows alleged theft

20 August 2008

Blackpool Council has sacked a member of staff after it was alleged she stole £617,000 from the a...