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FINANCE

Councils look to the futures in fuel quest

14 August 2008

Local authorities this week intensified plans to bulk-buy oil on the futures markets, after some ...

WHITEHALL

Commodity cash boom

14 August 2008

Record rises in commodity prices are proving both a help and hindrance to councils, through theft...

BUSINESS

Empty property tax warning

13 August 2008

The property industry has urged councils against taxing empty business premises.

BUSINESS

Three shortlisted

13 August 2008

Three contractors have been shortlisted by Leeds City Council for one of the largest-ever single ...

BUSINESS

Costain's on a roll with Swiss

13 August 2008

FINANCE

Essex councils boost local firms with £580m spend

13 August 2008

Councils in Essex are boosting their local economies by spending £580m with small businesses ever...

BUSINESS

Ambitious Northgate expands with takeover of software group

07 August 2008

Northgate Information Solutions has agreed a £54.3m deal to take over the software company Anite ...

BUSINESS

Sefton offloads council services in £230m deal

07 August 2008

Sefton MBC has awarded contracts valued at £230m to Capita Symonds and Arvato Services, for the t...

BUSINESS

Turbulence fails to dent Manchester Airports' profits

07 August 2008

The economic slowdown has failed to dent the profits of one of the country’s biggest airport grou...

BUSINESS

Basildon regeneration team takes shape

30 July 2008