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		<description><![CDATA[As money runs out, tough decisions have to be made by the committee.

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		<description><![CDATA[A group of ex drug users came to us for support. These users met regularly under the auspices of the local social services which lent them a meeting space and a support worker, but now they wanted support to become independent, though it seemed to be the social services worker who was most keen on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=govstories.wordpress.com&blog=4069506&post=73&subd=govstories&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some committees have too many ideas.  To get things done you may have to decide to concentrate on just a few.
 

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		<description><![CDATA[What happens when you&#8217;re funding application depends on having premises and you are threatened with losing your premises?

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		<title>What Happens When an Arts Collective Needs Business Rates Relief</title>
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