More councils join government property-sharing scheme

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More councils join property-sharing scheme
Twenty councils from across England have been selected for the expansion of a Whitehall programme to help central and local government cut costs by sharing offices and other property. The authorities include six from Greater Manchester as well as Liverpool and Birmingham city councils...

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