Local Government Chronicle
10 April 2003
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£800M MORE TO FIGHT THE BATTLE AGAINST POVERTY
An£800m, two-year funding package will drive forward the ... -
ANOTHER CHIEF EXEC POST FALLS BY THE WAY
Basingstoke & Deane DC is considering not appointing a chief executive after it failed to find a suitable candidate... -
AWG SWOOPS ON SERVICE TEAM
has bought out Serviceteam's£50m repair and maintenance contracts for housing in Birmingham. ... -
BALANCE ENFORCEMENT WITH PREVENTION - ORGANISATIONS IN ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR FRONTLINE TELL MPs
In a joint statement published today, a dozen leading national organisations ... -
BASSETLAW APPOINTS STRATEGIC IT PARTNER
IT suppliers Consilium Technologies has won a£4.6m contract from Bassetlaw DC to deliver a suite of back- and fron... -
BOYS TARGETTED IN BOOSTER MATERIAL FOR KEY STAGE 3 TESTS - SCHOOL STANDARDS MINISTER
School standards minister David Miliband today launched booster ... -
BROWN USES BUDGET SPEECH TO REINFORCE NEED FOR EXTRA HOUSING
Chancellor Gordon Brown announced measures to improve housing supply and the return of some business rates to counc... -
BUDGET REACTION: 'BOOST TO PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS'
Chancellor Gordon Brown unveiled a Budget that has been welcomed by Unison as a confidence-booster. ... -
BUDGET REACTION: CHANCELLOR SEEKS TO ASSURE UNIONS OVER NATIONAL PAY BARGAINING
Local government workers will hold an all-out strike if the employers ... -
BUDGET REACTION: HEADLINE ISSUES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
This briefing sets out the key issues from today's budget statement by the chancellor. The headline issues for loca... -
BUDGET REACTION: HOUSING BENEFIT CHANGES WELCOMED
Housing charity Shelter welcomed the changes to housing benefit announced in the Budget saying that they could help... -
BUDGET REACTION: LOCAL GOVERNMENT WELCOME FOR MEASURES
Local democracy think tank the Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) has ... -
BUDGET REACTION: 'PROMISES JOBS BOOST TO REGIONS'
Commenting on the chancellor's Budget statement on regional policy, and the announcement of the review by Michael L... -
BUDGET REACTION: 'USE NEW HOUSING SUPPLY TO STIMULATE DEMAND IN AREAS OF ABANDONMENT'
The Chartered Institute of Housing has welcomed Gordon Brown's Budget announcement of a review of housing supply in... -
BUDGET: BUILDING A BRITAIN OF ECONOMIC STRENGTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
New measures to build a Britain of economic strength and social ... -
BUDGET: BUILDING ECONOMIC STRENGTH AND FLEXIBILITY IN WALES
Budget 2003 takes account of the issues and priorities affecting Wales. This is reflected in the focus of the Budge... -
BUDGET: CHANCELLOR' S STATEMENT
Mr Deputy Speaker, it is half a century since a Budget has been ... -
BUDGET: GOVERNMENT MEANS BUSINESS WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATION
The government's focus on both improving skills in the workplace and ... -
BUDGET: HOME SECRETARY WELCOMES SETTLEMENT
Home secretary David Blunkett today welcomed a£330m ... -
BUDGET: IMPROVING HOUSING SUPPLY AND SIMPLIFYING PLANNING
Budget 2003 announces three substantial new housing-related reviews ... -
BUDGET: INLAND REVENUE RATES AND ALLOWANCES FOR 2003-04
Rates and allowances for income tax, corporation tax, capital gains ... -
BUDGET: KEY REGIONS ROLE FOR MICHAEL LYONS
University of Birmingham's Institute of Local Government Studies director Michael Lyons will lead research to exami... -
BUDGET: MODERNISING THE TAXATION OF PROPERTY
Budget 2003 confirms the details of and changes to a package of ... -
BUDGET: PROMOTING FLEXIBILITY ACROSS THE REGIONS
Budget 2003 takes new steps to promote greater regional flexibility. … -
BUDGET: PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
Chancellor Gordon Brown today announced further steps in the ... -
BUDGET: SUPPORTING BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
A package of reforms to the business tax system to enhance the ... -
CALL FOR A 'BUDGET FOR LOCAL DEMOCRACY'
Local democracy think tank the Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) ... -
CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED FOR NEW GMB UNION GENERAL SECRETARY
John Edmonds' successor as general secretary of the GMB union will be ... -
CASH BOOST FOR MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES
Resource: Major Cash Boost for Museums and Galleries in the north-east, south-west and west Midlands ... -
CHIEF EXECS MAY LOSE INTEREST IN NEXT CPA
Councils are on the verge of giving up on the comprehensive performance assessment because the next round makes it ... -
COMMUNITY CARE (DELAYED DISCHARGES ETC) BILL RECEIVES ROYAL ASSENT
The Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Act today completed its ... -
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY MUST BUILD A GREENER FUTURE
Construction minister Brian Wilson has urged all sectors of ... -
CONSULTATION ON NIGHT NOISE RESTRICTIONS AT LONDON AIRPORTS
A consultation paper on a proposal to extend the present night ... -
COSLA RIVALS SEEK TO BREAKAWAY AMID FAILURES OF REPRESENTATION
Rebel nationalist councils in Scotland are planning to set up a body to rival the Convention of Scottish Local Auth... -
'COSLA WILL RESIST ANY WEAKENING OF SCOTTISH LOCAL GOVERNMENT'
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities will fully resist any attempt by any political party to weaken the rol... -
CPA BATTLE BEGINS AGAIN
The first round of comprehensive performance assessments provoked an unprecedented spate of rowing and controversy,... -
CROYDON COMMITS CASH TO CLEANERS
Croydon LBC has awarded a seven-year cleansing and recycling contract worth£12m a year to waste management special... -
DERBYSHIRE INVESTIGATION INTO LEG-LIFTING EROSION
Derbyshire CC is spending£75,000 on assessing the damage caused to lampposts by dog urine, reported The Sunday Tim... -
DfES CAUSES CHAOS FOR SOUTHWARK DEAL
Government plans to devolve council education spending have backfired at Southwark LBC, forcing the collapse of a£... -
DIARY - TOULMIN SMITH
Has anyone else noticed that the High Hedges Bill, giving councils the powers to curb leylandii hedges in back gard... -
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND COMMUNICATIONS APPOINTED
The Department for Education and Skills has appointed Michael ... -
EDUCATION SECRETARY AT ODDS WITH HIS COUNTY COUNCIL
By LGCnet political correspondent Robert Hedley ... -
EDUCATION SECRETARY DEFENDS REGIONAL PAY STUDIES
By LGCnet political correspondent Robert Hedley ... -
E-GOV SUPPLEMENT - BUILDING A CONVINCING BUSINESS CASE
While other councils struggle to deal with the concept of e-government, Hillingdon LBC has discovered how painless ... -
E-GOV SUPPLEMENT - CALM IN A CRISIS
E-government is not just a tool to help citizens interact with their councils, it can play a vital role in keeping ... -
E-GOV SUPPLEMENT - EALING DISCOVERS THE POWER OF SOFTWARE
Has Ealing LBC found the answer to effective performance management in its choice of online software, asks Antony P... -
E-GOV SUPPLEMENT - E-MAILSTROM
Are the nation's workers really drowning under a flood of e-mail, or do they just need to pull themselves together,... -
E-GOV SUPPLEMENT - EXCELLENT INVESTMENTS FOR A PROMISING CPA FUTURE
The proof is in - technology can make a difference. ... -
E-GOV SUPPLEMENT - FLAWLESS PERFORMER
Such was the anti-congestion charge hype prior to its launch, any failure would have been pounced on, but, so far, ... -
E-GOV SUPPLEMENT - LEADING BY MORE THAN A WHISKER
Tameside MBC is leading the pack with its innovative approach to electronic services, says Margaret Oldham ... -
E-GOV SUPPLEMENT - REALISING TRUTH
Councils already have the resources to deliver services - they just do not know it yet, says Ken Kyle ... -
E-GOV SUPPLEMENT - WINNING FORMULA
If you want to hit the heights in the CPA start spending on ICT, says Martin Greenwood ... -
E-GOV.UK - CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION
Online fraud is a growing concern. John Thornton looks at the government's response to the problem ... -
ELECTORAL PILOTS TO MAKE VOTING EASIER
Thanks to the LGA and the Electoral Commission, 1.4 million people will be able to vote electronically in this year... -
ENFIELD AND NEWHAM JOIN UP
Enfield LBC and Newham LBC are teaming up for a joint schools private finance initiative deal worth more than£66m ... -
ENSURING EVERY LONDON BOROUGH HAS A VULNERABLE AND INTIMIDATED WITNESS INTERVIEW ROOM
The finance committee of the Metropolitan Police Authority has ... -
EXAM SYSTEM COULD COLLAPSE, SAY MPs
School pupils are so overloaded by the number of exams they have to take each year that the system is in danger of ... -
EX-EASTBOURNE BOSS FIGHTS FOR CASH IN COURT
Former Eastbourne BC director James Foster, who retired with an agreed package, is suing the council after it withd... -
EXPENSES FOR SKATING TO WORK
Councillors will be able to claim expenses if they skateboard to meetings under new rules coming into effect next m... -
FAILING EREWASH IN AUDIT TROUBLE
Erewash BC is on the brink of government intervention after an Audit Commission corporate governance inspection fou... -
FALKIRK LEADER DISMISSES LOCAL MP'S ATTACKS ON EDUCATION PERFORMANCE
Falkirk Council has condemned a local MP's criticism of its education services as 'completely inappropriate'. ... -
FEATURES - AN INSPECTOR CALLS
Haringey LBC ... -
FEATURES - BALTIS AND BALLET
In the penultimate look at the UK's nominations for European Capital of Culture 2008, Nick Triggle finds Birmingham... -
FEATURES - FINANCE
This year's council tax rises are something of a paradox. The finance settlement for 2003-04 appears at first sight... -
FEATURES - IS IT GRIM UP NORTH?
More opportunity in northern cities does not necessarily mean more people, says Chris Mahony ... -
FEATURES - MEMORY LANE
Leeds City Council has made its past available online. Francis Beckett looks at its new living history archive ... -
FEATURES - OFFERING ADVICE
The turn of the financial year is always a wonderfully nostalgic period for me. It means the first seeds going into... -
FEATURES - SOCIAL SERVICE
when reading an article about Hackney LBC most people expect familiar stories of struggle and failure. But times ar... -
FEATURES - VIEW FROM THE TOP
In the warm afterglow of an England win at Lansdowne Road, James Hehir reflects on district CPA ... -
FEATURES - WESTMINSTER SQUARES GET HIP
Despite being a tourist Mecca, London's Leicester Square is in dire need of an overhaul says Gareth Gardiner-Jones... -
FIRE DISPUTE: 'BURCHILL PROPOSAL INCOMPATIBLE TO DELIVERY OF 16% PAY PACKAGE'
Proposed amendments to the latest offer made to firefighters by the UK fire ... -
FIRE DISPUTE: FIREFIGHTERS READY TO RESUME STRIKE
Firefighters are set to launch a new wave of strikes as early as this week in their pay dispute with local authorit... -
FOCUS GROUPS TO DECIDE POLICE PRIORITIES
Ministers are backing plans to bring the so-called Chicago policing model to Britain, reported The Sunday Times (p1... -
FRANK FIELD SEEKS ELECTED LOCAL PROSECUTORS
By LGCnet political correspondent Robert Hedley ... -
FT OWNERS TARGET EXAMINATIONS BOARD
Pearson, the publishing and information group that owns the Financial Times, is to become a major player on the Bri... -
GIBB TAKES UP PLUM ROLE AT CAMDEN LBC
Moira Gibb has been appointed Camden LBC's new chief executive. ... -
GLASGOW AIMS HIGH ON SOCIAL WORKERS' PAY
Glasgow City Council will boost social worker salaries in a bid to tackle chronic vacancy rates across the departme... -
GLOUCESTERSHIRE'S PLANNED EMERGENCY PROTECTION ORDER BRINGS SPOTLIGHT ONTO HUMAN RIGHTS OF FATHER AND UNBORN CHILD
A convicted sex-offender who was told his baby would be taken into care the moment it is born next week today faile... -
GOVERNMENT CHANGES DATE OF 2004 COUNCIL ELECTIONS
By LGCnet political correspondent Robert Hedley ... -
GOVERNMENT DEFEATS MOVE TO COST REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES BEFORE REFERENDUM
By LGCnet political correspondent Robert Hedley ... -
GOVERNMENT PLANS TO END CHRISTMAS DAY TRADING
New proposals to prevent stores opening on Christmas Day in England ... -
GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO SELECT COMMITTEE REPORT ON HISTORIC CHILD ABUSE CASES
The Home Office today published its response to the home affairs ... -
HOUSE BUILDING FIGURES: FEBRUARY 2003
In February 2003, it is estimated that 13,700 dwellings were started ... -
IRAQ WAR PROTEST RESIGNATIONS OF LOCAL LABOUR ACTIVISTS MAY HURT PARTY AT POLLS
Labour's performance in the local elections may suffer because local party ... -
IRAQ WAR: HEADS TOLD 'DON'T SWEEP RELIGION UNDER THE CARPET'
Leaders of multi-ethnic and Muslim schools are warning headteachers ... -
JOHN EGAN TO LEAD GOVERNMENT SKILLS REVIEW
The deputy prime minister has asked John Egan to conduct a review ... -
KEEPING EASTER HOLIDAY TRAFFIC ON THE MOVE
The Highways Agency will be keeping as many lanes as possible open on ... -
KENT CC TO ENCOURAGE COMMUTERS FROM FRANCE
Kent CC wants to relocate 10,000 households to France, to help it ... -
LABOUR STRUGGLES WITH CANDIDATES
The Labour Party is contesting barely two thirds of seats in the English local elections this year, prompting oppos... -
LAUNCH OF INITIATIVE TO ASSIST OVER 70 LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN NHS LIFT AREAS
4ps (the local government project), in conjunction with a number of local ... -
LGA LAUNCHES BOLD MEDIA BLITZ
The Local Government Association is to embark on a major public relations offensive on behalf of councils in an att... -
LGC NEWS BRIEFS
Flexible interpretation ... -
LGC NEWS BRIEFS
The public sector finds it easier to fill jobs than the private sector, according to a survey commissioned by the g... -
LID-DEM QUITS FRONT BENCH OVER DEAL WITH GOVERNMENT ON REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES
By LGCnet political correspondent Robert Hedley ... -
LISTENING POINTS GIVE SOUND ADVICE TO KIRKLEES RESIDENTS
Seven new Listening Points have opened in Kirklees so that people can ... -
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2003 - LATEST VOTING PILOTS TO BE AGREED
Sheffield City Council ... -
'LOCAL ELECTIONS: WE'VE A GREAT STORY TO TELL'
Labour Party chair Ian McCartney, deputy prime minister John Prescott and health secretary Alan Milburn have launch... -
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OMBUDSMEN INVESTIGATION REPORTS ISSUED SINCE 3 APRIL 2003
Findings of maladministration causing injustice ... -
LOCAL GOVERNMENT STORIES IN THE REGIONAL PRESS - UPDATED 15:00 HRS
WEST MIDLANDS LAUNCHES IMAGE CAMPAIGN FOR EU INVESTMENT ... -
LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S ROLE AS THE PEACEMAKER
Maintaining community cohesion in the current global climate is an important challenge we must rise to, says Sir Je... -
LOCAL GOVT PAY COMMISSION SEEKS EVIDENCE
The Local Government pay Commission (LGPC) was established as part of the settlement of last year's industrial disp... -
LONDON'S GPs, NURSES AND PHARMACISTS FACED WITH A CAPITAL CHALLENGE
A joint report{1} published by the mayor and London Assembly reveals that London faces huge challenges before patie... -
LORDS FIND FOR MAIDSTONE IN PLANNING CONSENT CASE
Maidstone BC today triumphed in the final round of its legal battle to force a local farmer to tear down a partiall... -
MAGILL BEGS OBJECTORS TO DROP HOMES CASE
John Magill, the auditor pursuing the last of the Westminster homes-for-votes ... -
MORE SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS TO MAKE CHANGE
A new team based at the National College for School Leadership ... -
MORE SUPPORT FOR VOLUNTEERS
Young people from low-income backgrounds are to get extra government ... -
MUSLIM VOTE COULD BE CRUCIAL TO KEEPING BNP OUT
Labour is worried that its Muslim supporters may not vote in the May local ... -
NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE FOR CAMDEN
Moira Gibb has been recommended for appointment as Camden LBC's new chief executive. ... -
NEW REGULATIONS OFFER DIRECT PAYMENTS TO ALL IN NEED
Voluntary and community groups to join with councils in improving ... -
NEW SCRUTINY UNIT TO TACKLE RED TAPE IN SCHOOLS
The government will continue its concerted attack on teacher ... -
NEW VISION FOR TEACHERS
Teachers are to have their own dedicated TV channel for the first ... -
NEWCOMERS SHARE BEACON AWARD CASH
More than half the 54 winners in the latest round of the beacon council scheme have received the award for the firs... -
NEWSPAPER APOLOGISES TO COUNCILS OVER BUN BAN STORY
The Sunday Telegraph (p21) contained the following apology: ... -
NO CHANGE STILL NO OPTION IN REGIONAL REFERENDA
If people really are to have a choice over regional government in their ... -
NORFOLK EXONERATED OVER EDUCATIONAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS
A woman who claimed local authority failures to deal with her learning disability left her severely handicapped in ... -
OPINION - BEATING THE BUDGET
Writing the day before the Budget for readers who will know what it contains is a risky business. Journalists have ... -
OPPOSITION DUBS BLUNKETT'S BILL AN ELECTIONEERING MUDDLE
By LGCnet political correspondent Robert Hedley ... -
PCT BOARDS BREAK UP DEMOCRACY
An LGC exclusive by Nick Triggle ... -
PRESCOTT OUTLINES REFORMS TO DELIVER SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
Culture change and reform of the land-use planning process will play ... -
PRESSURE GROWS FOR VOTES AT 16 - AND FOR MONITORING OF ELECTION MATERIAL
By LGCnet political correspondent Robert Hedley ... -
PREVENTING SLIP AND TRIP INCIDENTS IN EDUCATION
New guidance on preventing slip and trip incidents in schools, ... -
PREVENTION, ENFORCEMENT AND SUPPORT: 2ND READING OF ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR BILL
Legislation to underpin the government's drive to tackle anti-social ... -
PUBLIC LIBRARIES GET WIRED UP
The£100m lottery funding for the people's network programme has enabled 4,085 libraries in the UK to be connected ... -
RAYNSFORD REVEALS FUNDING BALANCE REVIEW TEAM
Nick Raynsford has announced the team of experts charged with reviewing the balance of local government funding. ... -
RAYNSFORD STAYS TRUE TO THE E-VOTING VISION
There can be no retreat on finding new ways of voting, local government minster Nick Raynsford has said. ... -
RESEARCH SHOWS THE PUBLIC SECTOR IS STILL RELUCTANT TO TAKE FRAUD SERIOUSLY
CIPFA's Better Governance Forum and business intelligence company SAS today released a study into the growth of pub... -
RESPONSE TO REPORTS ON IMMIGRATION REMOVAL CENTRES
Responding to the publication of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of ... -
REVIEW OF EALING'S SOCIAL SERVICES PRESENTS BOTH PRAISE AND CHALLENGE
Most people are served well by Ealing LBC social services but prospects for sustained service improvement are uncer... -
ROADWORKS NOT 'COMPLETED' UNTIL FORMAL COMPLETION NOTICE SERVED
Utility companies facing more than£100m in bills from local authorities as the price of digging up the roads look ... -
ROLE DEFINITIONS NEEDED TO GAIN TRUST
Clarity is needed on the differing roles of special advisers and civil servants to enhance the public trust in gove... -
ROUNDUP OF LOCAL AUTHORITY STORIES IN THE NATIONAL PRESS - UPDATED 11:00 HRS
'BAGHDAD BOUNCE' BOOSTS LABOUR ... -
ROUNDUP OF LOCAL AUTHORITY STORIES IN THE NATIONAL PRESS - UPDATED 12:15 HRS
UNIONS FURIOUS OVER REGIONAL SALARY PLANS ... -
ROUNDUP OF LOCAL AUTHORITY STORIES IN THE NATIONAL PRESS - UPDATED 13:45HRS
THREAT POSED BY BIRDS AT NEW LONDON AIRPORT ... -
ROUNDUP OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT STORIES IN THE REGIONAL PRESS - MORE FOLLOWS
MINISTERS URGE AUTUMN REFERENDUMS ON NORTHERN DEVOLUTION ... -
SACKED MURDERER WINS COMPENSATION FROM PRESTON
A former environmental health officer sacked by Preston City Council after he attacked a man with an axe has won hi... -
SECOND HOMES BAN DROPPED
Plans to prevent people buying second homes in one of Britain's national parks are reported to have been dropped, a... -
SHARING THE GAINS OF MODERNISATION
National statistician Len Cook and the chancellor of the exchequer ... -
SOME SCHOOLS HAVE CASH CRISIS, ADMITS CLARKE
Education secretary Charles Clarke admits that some schools are facing a financial crisis, prompting fears of teach... -
SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK - PUBLIC INQUIRY
A public inquiry into the proposal to designate a South Downs ... -
SOUTH EAST AIRPORTS CONSULTATION - CLIFFE STUDY PUBLISHED
Secretary of state for transport Alistair Darling has announced ... -
SOUTHWARK COUNTS COST AS ATKINS WALKS AWAY
Atkins' contract with Southwark LBC has collapsed just two years into a five-year deal to try to sort out the borou... -
STAFF FACE JOB LOSSES IN EDUCATION CASH CRISIS
Education staff and teachers are being made redundant as councils face a crisis over funding, a survey claims. ... -
'STRONG SUPPORT FOR SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK'
An informal assessment of copies of the responses to the publication of the Designation Order for a South Downs Nat... -
SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABILITY -£4M FOR BIODIVERSITY AND EDUCATION PROJECTS
59 projects from voluntary groups right across urban and rural ... -
TANDRIDGE CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO RETIRE
Tandridge DC chief executive Philip Thomas has announced his retirement. Mr Thomas (60), who has been at Tandridge ... -
TAX BURDEN FEARS AS LABOUR REVIEWS EXISTING SYSTEM
Council tax has moved to centre stage in the Scottish parliamentary elections as opposition politicians round on La... -
TESTING SECURITY OF E-VOTING IN MAY ELECTIONS
Echelon Consulting, Britain's largest independent information security company, is to test the security measures fo... -
TESTS AND RANKINGS FOR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT WEBSITES
There are at least 2,000 major national government and public service websites operating in Britain. Virtually all ... -
THREE-YEAR HEALTH CHECK OF RENT RESTRUCTURING UNDERWAY
The first three-year review of progress of the ten-year social rent ... -
TRAILBLAZING SPECIAL NEEDS REVIEW GETS NATIONAL PRAISE
Parents across the country are benefiting from the findings of a trailblazing review of services supporting childre... -
TWO COUNCILS IN FIRST JOINT PFI DEAL
Newham and Enfield LBCs have made PFI history by appointing Equion plc as preferred bidder for a joint PFI deal in ... -
WELSH AND SCOTTISH BEGIN CAMPAIGN TRAIL
The second general elections in the histories of the Scottish Parliament and Welsh ... -
WOKINGHAM ADDS TO LGA MEMBERSHIP WOE
Wokingham DC is reviewing its membership of the Local Government Association, following the withdrawal of Bromley L... -
WORK LIFE - PEOPLE
Janet Barber seeks out the latest management moves in local government ... -
WORK LIFE - STRANGE BEDFELLOWS STRUGGLE ON
Councillors and officers are very different animals, but in order to succeed, they just need to learn to get along,... -
WORK LIFE - TOMORROW'S PEOPLE
Torben Wood, Private Sector Housing Team Leader, Colchester BC ... -
WORK LIFE - WORRIES ABOUT MONEY
One size does not fit all when it comes to pay, which is why so much effort has been put into decentralising public... -
YOUR REGION - YOUR SAY - ADDITIONAL PHASE OF SOUNDINGS EXERCISE ANNOUNCED
People and organisations are being given more time to have their say ...
