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FINANCE
The route out of EFS
By Owen Mapley | 15 October 2026
Exceptional financial support to councils must become a bridge back to sustainability, says Owen Mapley.
AUTUMN BUDGET
Autumn Budget: Funding counties' growth
By Steve Broadbent | 14 October 2026
Counties hold the key to growth and public service reform, but the Budget must match ambition wit...
PROCUREMENT
Procurement should be judged by outcomes, not process
By John Simons | 28 September 2026
Effective procurement frameworks should help councils turn ambitious plans into deliverable outco...
INFRASTRUCTURE
The analogue landline switch-off: why councils must act now to protect their communities
By Professor Sultan Mahmud | 24 September 2026
With the UK’s PSTN switch-off approaching, councils need to identify hidden analogue dependencies...
REGENERATION
MJ Regeneration: A Budget to build from
By David Blackman | 17 September 2026
Chancellor John Healey’s commitment to regional economic growth predates the Burnham Government b...
DEVOLUTION
MPs versus mayors: The battle to be local champions
By Pete Robbins | 08 September 2026
Pete Robbins looks at the tensions between MPs and mayors vying for the affections of their voters.
POLICY AND POLITICS
Concerns raised over Reform UK council's JCB trial
By Joe Lepper | 08 September 2026
Concerns have been raised over Reform UK-led Suffolk CC’s decision to trial a pothole-fixing mach...
DEVOLUTION
Devolution is transforming transport and more in the Liverpool City Region
By Richard McGuckin | 07 September 2026
As the Liverpool City Region moves ‘to take control of buses, refresh our entire transport fleet,...
PLANNING
Planning in uncertain times
By Dawn Adey | 18 August 2026
Dawn Adey explains why councils need stability and certainty to deliver effective Local Plans and...
REGENERATION
Tourism costs
By Ann McGauran | 12 August 2026
Bath is a tourism destination delivering an ambitious programme of commercial regeneration. But i...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Mayors warned over partnership working
By Joe Lepper | 03 August 2026
Mayoral strategic authorities (MSAs) need to improve their partnership working with investors to ...
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- LGA proposes alternative to commissioners
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Local government reorganisation: Financial sustainability amid uncertainty
- Local government reorganisation: Keeping services options open
- Calls for all councils to develop unique place-based growth plans
Director of Environmental and Commercial Services
£96,900 - £112,827 (plus £10k Market Supplement)
The services you will lead are fundamental to that ambition. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
Competitive
You will lead an organisation with ambition, complexity and reach, while helping shape the future of a place Apply for this job
Director of Family Help & Children’s Social Care
Up to £123,477
To help drive this vision forward, we’re seeking an exceptional Director of Family Help & Children’s Social Care. Apply for this job
- LGA proposes alternative to commissioners
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Local government reorganisation: Financial sustainability amid uncertainty
- Local government reorganisation: Keeping services options open
- Calls for all councils to develop unique place-based growth plans
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