Vowler J
Computer Weekly, (UK), 23 Apr 1998
Start page: 36 No of pages: 2
Looks at the potential dangers associated with failure to deal effectively with the millennium bug, and considers the contingency planning that should be carried out to minimize the impact of that failure. 

New research which will inform the budget-setting of rural police forces in the future have confirmed one of the idyllic aspects of life in the countryside.
People in rural areas suffer less crime, and are less frightened by the prospect of it.
The report “Rural areas and crime” takes information from the British Crime Survey 1996, and compares findings from rural, urban and inner-city areas. 

More Health Action Zones have been announced - with the task of targeting areas of poor health with new partnership working.
They will serve more than seven million people across England and pour into the targeted areas an extra fifteen million pounds of funding. 

Lessons from Management Gurus for Local Government Managers
Alan Fowler
How far can the thinking of great management ‘gurus’ be applied to the UK’s public sector? How can the busy manager learn something about the practical pros and cons of the management concepts promoted by the likes of Tom Peters, Peter Drucker and Charles Handy? Gurus for Government has been written specifically with these questions in mind.