‘City Poet’ will have to pay own way
‘City Poet’ will have to pay own way
THE first wordsmith to become City Poet of Oxford will have to pay for everything, including bus fares, according to the man who championed the honorary role.
County council remains tight-lipped over sudden departure of chief executive
Questions have been asked about the sudden departure of West Sussex County Council’s chief executive Mark Hammond, who started a period of extended leave yesterday(September 1).
Leeds City Council chief on cuts challenge INTERVIEW
Staff at Leeds City Council have put forward over 1,000 ideas on how the country’s second biggest local authority can save money as it faces tough budget cuts.
Vale council wins county show trophy with 12,000 marquee
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Cash-strapped council gives bosses 13m in pay-off deal
A CULL of senior managers at Scotland’s biggest city council will result in 103 executives each receiving 128,000 in pay-offs and payments to their pension funds, it emer
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Somerset County Council is to push ahead with plans to sell off two-thirds of its 60 tenanted farms, despite strong opposition from stakeholders.
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