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Leader's defence of name decision

25 September 2008

Durham CC leader, Simon Henig, has defended a decision to call the new unitary authority Durham C...

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Districts launch legal bid to block committee plans

25 September 2008

Three district councils are pressing ahead with their High Court battle to stop plans to redraw t...

Tunnel response shows CC vision

25 September 2008

Kent CC played a key role in the emergency operation following the fire in the Eurostar tunnel.

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Money Matters - Auditors not just nasty

25 September 2008

All too often, auditors are seen as the enforcers, people who lurk in the shadows prying into the...

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Benefit system at Rochdale processed claim in 39 minutes

25 September 2008

Officials at Rochdale MBC believe they may have processed the fastest-ever benefit claim, as part...

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Councils capital spending rises 20% after Tube fiasco

25 September 2008

The £1.7bn bail-out of London’s Tube operator and the transfer of Liverpool City Council’s housin...

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PFI 'has delivered housing benefits', says CLG

25 September 2008

An examination of the private-finance initiative across the social housing sector has concluded t...

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Core city focus at the conference

25 September 2008

While the focus this week has been on the politics of the Labour conference, another vision was a...

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The message is – don't panic!

25 September 2008

Treasury ministers and local authorities need to hold their nerve and avoid knee-jerk spending cu...

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Soap Box - Effective leadership

25 September 2008

Effective leadership, more than ever, needs to go beyond ensuring the effective delivery of servi...