17 Jun 2005
The Gloucestershire Strategic Partnership (GSP), a group of local organisations including the county council, this week launched a three-month public consultation on public policy.
17 Jun 2005
LINCOLNSHIRE: Lincolnshire County Council has hired Sam Higginson as communications officer. He joins from North East Lincolnshire Council where he worked for two years. During this time he helped manage press queries on the Soham murders.
17 Jun 2005
DUDLEY: Dudley Council is raising awareness of its recently opened Council Plus Service. The customer service hub is a call centre and walk-in centre where residents can pay bills or get advice on council services. Council staff are starring in adverts about the service on bus backs, in local newspapers...
13 May 2005
The Northumbria and Durham constabularies are backing a drugs awareness campaign by Newcastle's Evening Chronicle.
13 May 2005
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UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), the government agency for inward investment, has hired Fishburn Hedges to promote the UK to foreign businesses and to encourage British entrepreneurs to trade overseas.
13 May 2005
St Helens Council is spearheading an appeal in the North-West for foster carers on the back of a national campaign by charity Fostering Network.
13 May 2005
Woking Borough Council is asking residents to buy into a subsidised scheme to help cut household waste. It is publicising wormeries - systems that recycle organic household waste into high-quality compost. The crates, which are filled with worms, are the size of a small dustbin and can be kept either...
13 May 2005
Middlesbrough Council has hired DTW to support its housing renewal programme as it seeks to push its regeneration agenda to town centre residents.
13 May 2005
Nottinghamshire County Council has produced a guide to help staff with communications and marketing. One section examines channels available in the county, from supermarket trolleys to the internet. The guide will help the council ensure that taxpayers get value for money.
13 May 2005
Derbyshire County Council is on the hunt for a press and public relations officer to cover a one-year contract. Reporting to head of press and PR Jenny Tozer, the position will concentrate on social services and the regeneration agenda. Derbyshire has been rated 'excellent' by the Audit Commission for...