Protect historic collection call from city historian
Protect historic collection call from city historian
Kate Taylor with her new book, Theatres and Cinemas of the Wakefield District. A CITY historian has appealed for a unique collection of archive material to be protected when library services are reorganised.
Suffolk: New 64k council spin doctor revealed
SUFFOLK County Council has finally found a new permanent head for its communications team.
Council spends 200,000 on ‘propaganda’ paper as pupils have to pay 10 for school books
THERE were growing calls today for the cash-strapped city council to axe its “propaganda” newspaper, which is estimated to cost taxpayers 200,000 a year.
County farms in jeopardy as great century ends on sticky wicket
County council farms have, for the past 100 years, provided a valuable step on to the farming ladder for tenant farmers. But the worst recession since the 1930s has resulted in drastic cuts in government spending, and some councils are now selling off their estates to raise much needed capital.
Council’s 5.4% pay cut proposal
A council suggests its workers take a pay cut of 5.4% and in return work two hours less a week to help save 62m over four years.
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