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Mayor of London to recruit ‘library champions’ to boost library services

Mayor of London to recruit ‘library champions’ to boost library services

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced that he wants to recruit 2,000 'Library Champions' under a new Team London programme designed to help local communities get even more out of their local library through new services and activities.

Integrating income tax and NI operation

Administered independently, income tax and NICs result in anomalies, costs and complexity for employers, and costs to taxpayers via the HMRC administration burden. Could integration of the two remove economic distortion, reduce burdens on business, and improve fairness for individual earners?

MPs show interest in Birmingham’s innovative house building scheme

MPs show interest in Birmingham’s innovative house building scheme

MPs from the Communities and Local Government (CLG) Select Committee have met with Birmingham housing chief John Lines to look at the city council's innovative housebuilding model.

Councils better prepared for winter weather, survey shows

Councils better prepared for winter weather, survey shows

As temperatures plummet, the Local Government Association (LGA)'s annual 'Winter Readiness Survey', shows town halls have stockpiled about 1.4 million tonnes of salt – more than was used through all of last winter.

£1m extra funding for local authorities to tackle air pollution

£1m extra funding for local authorities to tackle air pollution

Local councils in England are set to benefit from over £1 million of additional government funding to tackle air pollution.

Marble Arch replica made from West End rubbish

Marble Arch replica made from West End rubbish

A replica of Marble Arch has been built from litter collected from the streets of Westminster, eclipsing the original iconic Arch.

£500m to boost regional growth

£500m to boost regional growth

The £500m Growing Places Fund will help get the required infrastructure built to enable the creation of new jobs and homes by getting stalled projects moving again.

Negotiating the right rules for traffic signage

CE marking for road traffic signs will be a legal requirement from 1 July 2013. So what does this mean for local authorities?

Transport & Roads

Opportunity knocks for franchising

With more than half a million people working in the industry in 2010, according to a survey by NatWest and the British Franchise Association, franchising seems a popular career choice

Retain seasonal cheer amid the austerity

If there’s one event most organisations hold each year where the need for a return on investment is relaxed in favour of the need to bring people together for a jolly good time.

Conferences & Events