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EU need an opinion

By Thomas Bridge | 01 March 2016

Britain’s membership of the EU is set to dominate the news agenda until June’s referendum. Thomas...

Councils face annual publication of senior staff pay

By Thomas Bridge | 01 March 2016

Senior council staff could be forced to annually publish their pay and expenses online, following...

New chief at West Lancashire BC amid management shake-up

By Thomas Bridge | 29 February 2016

A management team shake-up at West Lancashire BC is set to save the council more than £104,000 a ...

Unison rejects council employers' pay offer

By Thomas Bridge | 25 February 2016

Trade union Unison has rejected a final pay offer from council employers for two wage rises for l...

770,000 people lost from register after IER switch

By Thomas Bridge | 24 February 2016

Some 770,000 potential voters fell off the electoral register on the national transition to Indiv...

DCLG ministers divided over EU

By Thomas Bridge | 22 February 2016

Local government ministers are divided on Britain’s membership of the EU, as pleas are raised for...

First council green lights Municipal Bonds Agency framework

By Thomas Bridge | 19 February 2016

Cambridgeshire CC has urged other councils to approve the UK Municipal Bonds Agency’s framework a...

Let's get digital

By Thomas Bridge | 16 February 2016

Judges at The MJ Awards were unanimously impressed with the scale of online work taking place at ...

Cambridgeshire deploys social care precept amid tax freeze

By Thomas Bridge | 16 February 2016

Cambridgeshire CC will deploy the social care precept amid a freeze on council tax, following wid...

A bold future

By Thomas Bridge | 10 February 2016

Cornwall Council’s new chief executive Kate Kennally talks to Thomas Bridge about her plans, how ...