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BUSINESS

Small firms get Whitehall boost

15 May 2008

Small businesses and social enterprises, which ministers want to deliver public services, have be...

WHITEHALL

Direct mayor referendum for Bury

15 May 2008

Voters in Bury will go to the polls on 3 July in the first referendum on plans for a directly-ele...

BUSINESS

Support services group shows Hart with £9.6m deal

15 May 2008

WHITEHALL

Housing projects in conference spotlight

15 May 2008

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Protecting the young

15 May 2008

The sexual exploitation of young people is a national problem, and Blackburn with Darwen Council ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Suffer the children

15 May 2008

Local authorities are central to the role of tackling child poverty, says David Hawker. But they ...

WHITEHALL

The art of advice

15 May 2008

Giving politicians good advice needs a strong character, claims Barry Quirk. It also requires the...

WHITEHALL

Soap Box

15 May 2008

Congratulations to all those new councillors elected last week – and commiserations to those who ...

FINANCE

Suffolk chief's salary rise 'unlawful'

15 May 2008

The auditor investigating the controversial appointment of new Suffolk County Council chief execu...

WHITEHALL

TUPE to cover unitary transfers

15 May 2008

Local government minister, John Healey, has confirmed that staff moving to the new unitary counci...