Green light for huge £390m homes, shops and restaurant scheme in Coventry City Centre South
It has been described as transformational
15:02, 23 APR 2021
A close-up view of part of the overall aerial CGI of the revised City Centre South scheme
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A major homes, shops and restaurants scheme in Coventry â dubbed the âmissing part of our cityâs rebirth and regenerationâ â has been unanimously approved.
Northumberland County Council paid one employee up to £319,999 last year after salary review
Northumberland County Council featured on the Tax Payer s Alliance s Town Hall Rich List
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A Northumberland council employee took home up to £319,999 last year, in one of the largest payouts made by UK councils.
Top Coventry council bosses paid £2.9m with one the highest-paid in the country
A new Rich List has been published
05:00, 8 APR 2021
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Like many people of my age, I sometimes ask myself whether I took the right path in life. Would I have been happier if, when young, I had set my heart on becoming a council official?
It certainly didn t occur to me, or anyone advising me, that I should do so. In those days, self-effacing town clerks still ran councils. Though they usually seemed pretty competent, they were not especially well paid. Being an official was not the route to riches.
Around a quarter of a century ago, this began to change beyond anyone s expectations. In a relatively short period of time, working for a council in a senior capacity became extraordinarily lucrative.
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