Watchdog praises city council (Cambridge Evening News)
Watchdog praises city council (Cambridge Evening News)
CAMBRIDGE City Council has been named one of the best in the country by Government watchdogs.
District council leaders call for referendum on creation of new Somerset council (PublicTechnology.net)
District council leaders across Somerset are asking the county council to join them in holding a referendum on plans for local government reorganisation.
NYC council: cut spending for new renters’ credit (Reuters)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York City Council on Thursday unveiled its budget plan, which restores $266 million of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s spending cuts, offers middle-class renters $300 income tax credits, and gives libraries an extra $43 million to help keep them open six days a week.
Council company to run services in Devon (The Business EDP 24)
A company owned by Norfolk County Council is once again branching out outside of Norfolk - signing a 15-year partnership with Devon County Council to provide property services for public and private sectors in the South-West.
Watchdog praises city council (Cambridge Evening News)
CAMBRIDGE City Council has been named one of the best in the country by Government watchdogs.
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