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REGENERATION
Ensuring people take pride of place
By Andrew Laird | 17 March 2026
To successfully deliver the Pride in Place programme communities need to be prioritised in both governance and delivery, say Professor Donna Hall and Andrew Laird.
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
Government announces five pooled budgets pilots
By Ann McGauran | 17 March 2026
The Government has today announced details of pilots to test pooled budgets in five areas, ahead ...
SIGOMA
OBR warns pressures on council finances remain
By Sir Stephen Houghton | 13 March 2026
While the Local Government Finance Settlement represents a welcome step towards fixing local auth...
REORGANISATION
New boundaries, new politics?
By Duncan Flynn | 12 March 2026
As the sector awaits the Government’s decision on the boundaries for unitary authorities in the v...
DATA & DIGITAL
Adding up the damage
By Dan Peters | 12 March 2026
A cyber attack on Gloucester City Council has had lasting repercussions, leading to the need for ...
TRANSFORMATION
How to tackle the challenges of 2026
By Paul Marinko | 11 March 2026
Local government has entered a time of unprecedented change despite continuing to face particular...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Membership manoeuvres
By Paul Marinko | 11 March 2026
How are the groups representing councils positioning themselves to secure members as the pace of ...
PROCUREMENT
Special deliveries
By Sarah Longlands | 10 March 2026
Financial models of service delivery have been overlooked for too long, writes Sarah Longlands.
POLITICS
Pushing for localism
By Heather Jameson | 10 March 2026
Ahead of the Liberal Democrat’s spring conference, Heather Jameson talks to their local governmen...
NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTH
Leading neighbourhood health
By Lee Peart | 03 March 2026
Cllr Wendy Taylor, chair of the LGA’s Health and Wellbeing Committee, says local government must ...
EMERGENCY PLANNING
Finding 'ordinary' ways to build up local resilience
By Jim Savege | 16 February 2026
By mobilising community groups, councils are building proactive ways of responding to emergencie...
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- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
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- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- Regions facing grant cut as fiscal overhaul takes shape
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Assistant Director People Commissioning
£99,433 to £112,411
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Environment
£159,862 to £167,495
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- Regions facing grant cut as fiscal overhaul takes shape
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
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