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NE Lincolnshire names interim chief exec

By Tom Bridge | 30 September 2013

North East Lincolnshire Council has announced that Rob Walsh will take over as interim chief exec...

Council considers bringing back outsourced staff

By Tom Bridge | 30 September 2013

A further Somerset council is considering bringing staff who had previously been outsourced to co...

Billions wasted as government staff search for lost documents

By Tom Bridge | 16 September 2013

Government, not-for-profit and public sector workers waste billions of pounds searching for lost ...

Leaders support council strategies for illegal traveller sites

By Tom Bridge | 13 August 2013

Council leaders have backed the effectiveness of town hall strategies to tackle unauthorised trav...

In house bid should be compulsory when outsourcing services - poll

By Tom Bridge | 05 August 2013

A majority of the public believes a public sector bid must always be in place when services are b...

York backs West Yorkshire Combined Authority

By Tom Bridge | 31 July 2013

Establishment of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority has moved a step closer after City of York...

Sheffield suspends departmental head after projected £7m overspend

By Tom Bridge | 26 July 2013

Sheffield City Council suspends its head of adult learning disabilities services after audits for...

Number of jobseekers per vacancy rises by 6%

By Tom Bridge | 22 May 2013

Aberdeen is the best city to find a job with the lowest number of jobseekers per vacancy in the U...

Oxfordshire chief will not resign following child exploitation case

By Tom Bridge | 15 May 2013

The chief executive of Oxfordshire CC has said she will not resign after council services did not...

Why we need to streamline customer contact

By Tom Bridge | 08 May 2013

Local authorities still lag behind the private sector when it comes to providing user-friendly cu...