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Saturday 7 June 2014
G Cloud Framework defended
IT and digital professionals working in local public services have bit back at claims councils are wasting millions by not using the Government’s G-Cloud…
Tagged: Technology
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Saturday 7 June 2014
Tenant of the year
Wythenshawe Community Housing Group tenant Eva Mullholland has won the 2014 Housing Excellence Awards in the ‘Tenant of the Year’ category. Fabulous lady, committed and…
Tagged: Community Tenant Involvement
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Saturday 7 June 2014
Tom Manion’s new book – up for a peoples book prize
Tom has written a new book which is up for a peoples book prize – have a look for yourself at the first landlord…
Tagged: Awards Tenant reward/incentives
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Wednesday 4 June 2014
Rent Policy changes
Thanks to CIH for bringing this information to our notice: Guidance on rents for social housing The Department for Communities and Local Government has…
Tagged: Rents
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Wednesday 4 June 2014
£23m for enterprise zones
Enterprise zones have been allocated £23m of new funding to deliver essential infrastructure for new jobs. According to LG news: The money, from the…
Tagged: LA Specific Issues Value for Money
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Wednesday 4 June 2014
Improve your talent
Thanks to linked in and Jim Wheelan for this information on Talent Analytics White-Paper-Talent-Analytics1 It is widely accepted that the value of a business…
Tagged: Work
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Wednesday 4 June 2014
Save money by contracting out interpretation services?
Using a London borough to provide translation and interpretation services has saved Nottinghamshire £50,000 a year, the county council has said. According to LG…
Tagged: Partnership Value for Money
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Wednesday 4 June 2014
Enterprising Women
RBS Inspiring Enterprise has today announced the winners of the latest round of Inspiring Women in Enterprise grant funding. 117 applications were submitted from…
Tagged: Awards Social Enterprise
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Wednesday 4 June 2014
Complainant banned
A 63-year old named Britain’s most prolific complainer has been banned from contacting his local council after voicing 10,000 objections. According to LG News:…
Tagged: Complaints
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Wednesday 4 June 2014
Data breach at Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton City Council has been ordered to train staff in data protection after showing a ‘startling’ lack of urgency over information security. According to…
Tagged: Data Protection
