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NEWS

Essex announces £300m budget spending plan

Essex County Council’s budget proposals for 2018/19 include investment in the region’s roads, schools and homes.....read more

Shared services proposal gets green light in Northumberland

Plans for Newcastle City Council and Northumberland County Council to merge their transactional services have taken a major step forward.....read more

Lowest-income households facing debt

New research has revealed that a third of the lowest-income households in Britain have loans and credit card debts that outstrip the assets they hold.....read more

Management of rivers could go to communities

The Environment Agency has launched a consultation on proposals to transfer ‘flood risk management activities’ of watercourses to local groups.....read more

New steps to tackle illegal waste announced

New steps have been announced to tackle the problem of waste crime are to be granted, and further action opened for consultation in a crack-down on illegal sites.....read more

FEATURES

The top read GB articles of 2017

The future of local government is unclear, with 2018 beginning amid the same financial uncertainty. GB takes a look back at our top read features from last year.....read more

Fighting back against fraud

In an age of cyber crime, ransomware and identity theft, Reigate & Banstead Borough Council is taking the lead in tackling fraud, financial crime and money laundering.....read more

EVENTS

The Franchise Show 2018

16 February, ExCeL, London
The franchise industry has recently boomed, and is now ripe with opportunities for franchise first-timers and for hardened business owners looking to expand their portfolio.....read more

Flood & Coast Conference & Exhibition 2018

20-22 March, Telford International Centre, Shropshire
Flood and Coast is 3-day conference and exhibition that advances the debate about flood and coastal erosion risk management, resilience and response between government bodies and local authorities with business, infrastructure owners, delivery partners and affected communities.....read more

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EasyCabin

EasyCabin is the name for all temporary accommodation units manufactured by AJC Trailers. EasyCabin is a brand leader that has become synonymous with quality and sustainability. AJC began manufacturing trailer units in 1964, production, sales and service divisions all operate from a 32,000 sq. ft. facility situated in Luton, Bedfordshire.....read more

ReACT

Built by the ASB community; ReACT is the solution of choice for over 150 organisations for case managing antisocial behaviour across UK. With its 15-year pedigree, it is powerful and simple to use; and is also used to also manage domestic violence, safeguarding, troubled families, tenancy fraud, and more.....read more

Klick2Contact

Delivering secure and outstanding customer experiences across any channel using secure payments, self-service and Omni-channel solutions. Crown Commercial Supplier Klick2Contact offers a complete solution suite.....read more

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Jetchem and Superjet

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