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COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEWS
Met police apologise for sharing victims' email addresses
More than 1,000 email addresses belonging to victims of crime accidentally shared by the Metropolitan Police Service
Telecare to help 25,000 people in Birmingham
Fewer people in Birmingham will face moving into residential care, require hospital admission, or need home care
Councils offered £250m for weekly bin collections
Between now and mid-March councils can apply for funds to pay for weekly collections, Eric Pickles has announced
£1bn for ''economically ambitious communities''
Pro-growth communities rewarded with cash boost to improve local areas, says minister
Five arrested in councillor bribes case
The arrests follow investigation into allegations that two Bury councillors were bribed over a planning application
LATEST COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FEATURES
Research and funding- poles apart?
Professor Micha Kleiber, President of the Polish Academy of Sciences, explains to Public Service Review why deeper integration is essential for Poland's research and development
Good news for older people – but what about local authorities?
The government has announced another £700m will be made available for local councils to help them improve support and care for elderly people coming out of hospital. Blair McPherson questions whether this really is good news
We have to give people a stake
No one can guarantee that last summer's city riots will never happen again – but we can learn lessons and act to reduce the risk, says Darra Singh. He tells Alison Thomas that the whole of society must work together
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