Council denies 1,000 jobs to go (BBC News)
Council denies 1,000 jobs to go (BBC News)
Birmingham City Council rejects reports that 1,000 of its staff could lose their jobs as part of a shake-up.
Concerns over harbour council (Eastbourne Today)
A councillor is concerned about proposals to create a community council in Sovereign Harbour. (30/07/2007 11:24:27)
Newcastle City Council blunder exposes credit card details (Computing.co.uk)
Tom Young, Computing , Friday 27 July 2007 at 00:00:00 Some 54,000 cardholders have had their information posted on the web Details of thousands of people’s credit and debit cards have been mistakenly made available on the internet after a security breach of Newcastle City Council’s systems…. > Read the full article
Council worker develops PC energy-saving program (The Register)
Could save 40,000 per year A county council could slash its annual energy bill by 40,000, thanks to a computer program developed by one of its staff.
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