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North East

Middlesbrough Council extends top officers’ contracts, incurring nearly half a million pounds in costs

The contracts of Middlesbrough Council’s top officers are set to be extended at a cost of almost half a million pounds. Councillors have agreed to...

Barking & Dagenham

Barking and Dagenham council faces fiscal challenges: navigating a £23 million budget gap amid economic uncertainty

An East London council is desperately trying to balance the books as it braces for a £23 million budget gap for the next financial...

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