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Booking opens for the standards committee event of the year
Published : 01 April 2007

Booking opens for the standards committee event of the year Booking for this year's Sixth Annual Assembly of Standards Committees officially ... read more

Councils launch bid to save post offices & their services
Published : 01 April 2007

Councils launch bid to save post offices and their services Post offices that are facing the axe could be taken over and run by local councils ... read more

Driver testing & training revamp: three year Road Safety Review published
Published : 01 April 2007

Driver testing and training revamp: three year Road Safety Review published A fundamental overhaul of driver training and testing has been confirmed ... read more

Government welcomes Lyons report
Published : 01 April 2007

Government welcomes Lyons report The Government has welcomed the publication of Sir Michael Lyons' final report of his Inquiry into Local Government, ... read more

LGA launches an Independent Climate Change Commission
Published : 01 April 2007

LGA launches an Independent Climate Change Commission The crucial role that councils across the country play in tackling and adapting to climate ... read more

Minister says householders need facts & not fiction on council tax
Published : 01 April 2007

Minister says householders need facts and not fiction on council tax Local Government Minister Phil Woolas has moved to reassure householders ... read more

National Minimum Wage rises for a million workers
Published : 01 April 2007

National Minimum Wage rises for a million workers More than a million workers, two-thirds of them low paid women will benefit from a rise in ... read more

New Bill & strategy lay foundations for tackling climate change
Published : 01 April 2007

New Bill and strategy lay foundations for tackling climate change The Government's blueprint for tackling climate change has been set out by ... read more

No adverse health impacts from alternate weekly collections
Published : 01 April 2007

No adverse health impacts from alternate weekly collections The first on-the-ground research into whether there are any adverse health effects ... read more

On the road with the Standards Board
Published : 01 April 2007

On the road with the Standards Board The Standards Board for England is going out on the road to hear local authority monitoring officers and ... read more

Polytunnels
Published : 01 April 2007

Polytunnels Hall Hunter v First Secretary of State 2006 EWHC 3842 (Admin) A farmer erected a large area of polytunnels; there were 13 blocks ... read more

Review of the quality town & parish council scheme - Defra letter to parish & town councils
Published : 01 April 2007

Review of the quality town and parish council scheme - Defra letter to parish and town councils dated 5th February 2007 Some of you will know ... read more

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