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Congratulations to Dale Owens, who has been appointed CEO of @gateshead
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The LGA has today axed its annual conference, which was scheduled for election day
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Commissioners are to depart Liverpool and replaced with a replaced with an improvement board
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Another of the new mayoralties has gone to Labour - Claire Ward has claimed victory in the East Midlands
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Labour has edged the York & North Yorkshire and North East mayoral votes. Read more in our elections coverage here:
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Keep up to date with the latest on the election counts, as Houchen wins the Tees Valley mayoralty race
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The shiny new edition of The MJ is out today - and with the local elections in full swing there are warnings over changes to postal votes
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This week's edition of The MJ is out now! Our cover story looks at efforts to tackle the local audit crisis amid calls for Oflog to be involved
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It's been a busy day here at the @1adass #springseminar24 here's the latest on the political battle brewing over Labour's proposed National Care Service bit.ly/4btynHZ
Just in time for the release of #GodzillaXKong @BarryQuirk1 tells us what giant lizards and local government reorganisation have in common
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The greatest fear of critics is that rather than achieving the stated aim of promoting more trust in the electoral system, voter ID requirements could have the opposite effect. @MartinFord83 reports.
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#localgov @AEA_DeputyCE @IanM65 @luhc
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1. I did not know this and also 2. this is my new favourite thing
Never forget: George Bush Sr's dog got so fat in 1992 that he (Bush) sent this memo to all White House staff.
#InternationalDogDay
We'll have a rundown of the #QueensSpeech implications for #localgov tomorrow, until then check out our preview: themj.co.uk/Queens-speech-PM…
Get comprehensive coverage and reaction on #LocalElections2021 here: teapawt.net/themjcouk/status/13916…
Need to catch up on the local elections latest, all our coverage is available in full here....
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We will keep updating with news and views as they come in
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Director of the year nominees - @N_landCouncil’s @KellyAngusHR, @TowerHamletsNow’s Debbie Jones, @SurreyNews’ @leigh73194, @letstalkcentral’s Julie Ogley, @CornwallCouncil’s Paul Masters, @LeedsCC_Help’s Neil Evans, @Essex_CC’s Margaret Lee and @mycountycouncil’s Anna Earnshaw
Best #HistoryFromHome yet this evening from @SpitfireFilly on 'rock star' WWI fighter aces, thanks to Victoria and @DanHillHistory
#HistoryFromHome helping to while away the evenings of self isolation - thanks to @kateejamieson for the talk on Trafalgar, literal sea dogs and the importance of clean bottoms(!)
Check out @DanHillHistory for how to catch up
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Maybe Premier League players will be told to work from home with remaining games played remotely on Fifa
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There's just **Two Weeks** to go to enter the 2020 edition of @TheMJAwards. In 2019 @wfcouncil became the first Mayor of London Borough of Culture - and won The MJ’s Local Authority of the Year category. How did they do it? bit.ly/2NuQCUL #localgov @GreenParkLtd
