BUSINESS

When the boat comes in

09 January 2007

Jim Brooks takes a long, hard look at the British economy and sees stormy – but manageable – time...

WHITEHALL

Unitary authorities 'could save £500m'

08 January 2007

Blanket county unitary local government across England could save annually around £500m, accordin...

Service with a smile

08 January 2007

David Cook has taken a refreshing approach to customer services at Kettering BC, and it seems to ...

Royal borough faces harsher times

08 January 2007

WHITEHALL

Lyons' roar

08 January 2007

ECONOMIC GROWTH

£157m for deprived areas

05 January 2007

FINANCE

The real cost of equal pay…

04 January 2007

How would your council cope if you handed over £20m from the coffers with no visible gain?

WHITEHALL

Cheshire County Council

04 January 2007

Cheshire Chief Executive Jeremy Taylor gets ready for challenging times ahead, how the council is...

FINANCE

Firms fear return of business rates

04 January 2007

Handing business rates control back to local authorities could be a huge financial blow to compan...

ENVIRONMENT

Defra urges tough stance on waste

04 January 2007

The Government has called on councils to do more to tackle the growing problem of fly-tipping.The...