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Budge gets key role in Northern Alliance

• Council’s director of children’s services takes key role in the Northern Alliance – the collaboration between eight Scottish local authorities which aim to improve the lives of young people

• Mrs Budge has taken up the mantle of lead officer for the collaboration

• She has been participating in the work of the alliance alongside other education directors from all the councils involved

Pay dispute moves closer to resolution

• The air traffic controllers pay dispute has moved a step closer to resolution, with a work to rule due to end at close of play on Tuesday

• It follows talks between Prospect and the Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (Hial)

• Prospect say a ‘preliminary agreement’ has been reached which will form the basis of an offer to be put to its members

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