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City threat to quit COSLA in cash row

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 November 2013

Aberdeen city councillors have threatened to quit COSLA in a row over funding with the Scottish G...

Combined authority holds first public meeting

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 November 2013

Members of the proposed new West Yorkshire combined authority met for the first time in public on...

Council slams MP in energy park row

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 November 2013

Peterborough City Council has hit back at local MP Stewart Jackson in a row over plans to create ...

Council leader: Portsmouth needs more than City Deal

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 November 2013

The leader of Portsmouth City Council has called for a series of commitments designed to save its...

Commercial partnership pays off for council

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 November 2013

North Lanarkshire Council has raised £45m through its property portfolio in a deal with Barclays.

County council announces tax rise plans

By Jamie Hailstone | 11 November 2013

Kent CC has become one of the first county councils in the country to announce plans to increase ...

Former chief executive joins regeneration firm

By Jamie Hailstone | 07 November 2013

A former Cardiff City Council chief executive has joined regeneration company Bellerophon.

Firm wins engineering contract with councils

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 November 2013

Support services group Mouchel has won a £6m engineering contract with local authorities in Bourn...

Council seeks private sector partner

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 November 2013

Breckland DC has become the latest local authority to announce plans to form a joint venture with...

Bin business' boost to Ashford recycling

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 November 2013

A new waste collection service introduced by Biffa has almost trebled Ashford BC’s recycling rate...