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WHITEHALL

Suffolk districts to fight against unitary plans

04 September 2008

Three district councils in Suffolk have united to fight the Boundary Committee’s unitary plans fo...

HEALTH

Health inequalities need extra resources

04 September 2008

Local authorities ‘urgently’ need the resources to tackle massive health inequalities in Britain,...

Spending squeeze could leave rail links off track for Olympics

04 September 2008

West Sussex CC leader, Henry Smith, has told senior government ministers a spending squeeze could...

WHITEHALL

Councils 'outmoded managing' must stop

04 September 2008

Councils’ ‘outmoded’ management models must be modernised, if service delivery is to improve, a l...

BUSINESS

City council tipped to bid for Gatwick

04 September 2008

City insiders are tipping the consortium led by Manchester City Council to take over London Gatwi...

WHITEHALL

Giant strides

04 September 2008

Edinburgh City Council has struck a deal with BT, which will save £250,000 a year.

BUSINESS

A First for York park and ride

04 September 2008

Transport operator First Group and York City Council have signed a £25m deal to run a more energy...

FINANCE

Incentives offer to push co-operation

04 September 2008

Councils which work together to improve local employment, skills and growth rates will receive hi...

FINANCE

Dumfries and Galloway saves £9m

04 September 2008

The financial outlook for one Scottish council has significantly improved, thanks to an efficienc...

WHITEHALL

Cultivating reform

04 September 2008

Chris Leslie welcomes the White Paper’s plans for community budgets, and asks why the same princi...