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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Pathfinders will lead families at risk review

15 January 2008

A new group of pathfinder councils will lead a new initiative to improve the co-ordination of chi...

Lloyd heads for Cambs after all

14 January 2008

Mark Lloyd has been named as new chief executive at Cambridgeshire CC, months after his original ...

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Third sector 'left out' of deal

11 January 2008

The concordat between local government and Government was a ‘missed opportunity’ which failed to ...

FINANCE

Union calls crisis summit

10 January 2008

Local government employers face one of their toughest-ever pay rounds as the battle lines are dra...

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What's on the horizon for Gordon?

10 January 2008

Things have been tough for Gordon Brown since he took the helm, but Robert Hill remains confident...

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New year, new reputations

10 January 2008

It’s time to get away from the Nintendo Wii’s, Bratz Dolls and High School Musical DVDs and start...

The MJ Awards: Still time to enter

10 January 2008

Keep those entries flowing in for The MJ Local Government Achievement Awards 2008 – there is stil...

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Double blow from globalism

09 January 2008

Like most blokes, I am not a great shopper, or a fan of New Year sales. They are, however, a less...

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The right balance for unitaries

09 January 2008

The fashions for size and scale of local authorities and the drive for efficiency savings should ...

FINANCE

Markets could be a force for change

09 January 2008

All the indications are that local government will be expected to take efficiency one step furth...