Sheffield

Sheffield Council to evict tenant for breaking the law twice

Sheffield Council is taking steps to evict a Sheffield Homes tenant who has broken the law twice.

Date is set for elected city mayors

England's largest cities moved closer to deciding on directly elected mayors after Cities Minister Greg Clark set the date for local referendums.

Call for developers to review planning processes

Developers are being warned that a landmark High Court ruling could open the floodgates for opponents to challenge planning decisions even after the three month statutory time limit has expired.

Sir Bob Kerslake to head the Civil Service

Sir Bob Kerslake is to become the new head of the Civil Service following the retirement of the current incumbent, Sir Gus O’Donnell, at the end of the year.

Four new Enterprise Zones set up to boost local growth

The locations of four more Enterprise Zones and a progress report showing that the Government has already met or reached significant milestones on 124 of the 137 reforms unveiled in the Plan for Growth in March 2011 were announced today by the Prime Minister, David Cameron, and Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne.

Sheffield City Council chooses Apollo for housing contract

The Apollo Group has won a £10million contract to carry out external and Decent Homes work to Sheffield City Council housing stock.

GMB: 1 in 4 opt out of council pensions

One in four council workers have opted out of the local authority pension scheme in the past five years, it has been claimed.

GMB: Council job cuts rise to 30,000

The GMB union fears up to 2,000 job cuts at Sheffield City Council as job losses at 21 councils nears 30,000.

Sheffield wins award for being active

Sheffield City Council has won a national award for its work helping local people get more active.

Cardiff appoints new chief executive

Jon House, who was once Sheffield’s chief superintendent and is now deputy chief executive of Bristol City Council, has been appointed as the new chief executive of Cardiff City Council.

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