REPRESENTATIVES from councils in the region are attending the first annual conference of the New Local Government Network today.
Paul Boateng MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, will be guest of honour at the conference, in the Victoria Park Plaza Hotel, London.
Supported by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, the event will bring together groups to discuss improvements to public services.
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