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Successful first month for Smarterbuys
Friday, 18 May 2012

Northern Housing Consortium’s discount retail website has received over 6,000 unique visits and had over 1,000 customers register for alerts and information since it started trading on 16 April.

Essex County Council wins High Court battle over nursery funding cuts
Friday, 18 May 2012

Essex County Council has won a High Court battle with the Department of Education over government cuts to pre-school education and childcare funding.

Councils shine a light on local talent as Olympic torch lands in UK
Friday, 18 May 2012

As the Olympic torch lands on our shores, councils are laying on a whole range of events to make sure it shines a light on local talent.

Allowing councils to retain more money from business rates could give £10bn boost to economy
Friday, 18 May 2012

Government plans to allow councils to retain more of the money they raise from business rates could boost the economy by an estimated £10billion, Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has announced.

Highways Alliance plugs gap in civic engineering
Thursday, 17 May 2012

The North Lincolnshire Highways Alliance is giving three young people the opportunity to train and gain a recognised qualification in civic engineering through its apprenticeship scheme- and they could end up with a permanent job.

Together Housing Group wins £25 million extra care contract
Wednesday, 16 May 2012

The Together Housing Group has landed a £25million bid to provide three extra care housing schemes for Derbyshire County Council.

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