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Towards a  community-powered future
COMMUNITIES

Towards a community-powered future

By Anna Randle | 11 June 2026

New Local’s annual festival of community power, Stronger Things, gets under way next week. Anna Randle says the event and the movement for change in communities and public services it represents is...

FINANCE

Unai Emery's brilliance provides a great blueprint for local government finance leaders

By Rob Powell | 05 June 2026

Rob Powell says local government finance leaders have much to learn from Aston Villa's manager Un...

FINANCE

What England can learn from Japan's approach to local government finance

By Naoki Fujiwara | 04 June 2026

Consideration of Japan’s approach to local government funding suggests possibilities for doing th...

SERVICE DELIVERY

Neighbourhood Guarantee: Can councils deliver the visible improvements residents want?

By Ben Page | 03 June 2026

Ben Page says the Government's Neighbourhood Guarantee focuses on the everyday services residents...

PROCUREMENT

Why councils need to rethink construction procurement

By James Wright | 15 May 2026

For councils facing increasing complexity and scrutiny, getting the fundamentals of construction ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Breaking point: Tough choices for childrens' services

By Martin Ford | 06 May 2026

Governments are finally confronting the spiralling cost of children’s services. As pressures inte...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Professor in fiscal devolution dispute warning

By Neil Merrick | 30 April 2026

Fiscal devolution is almost certain to create disputes between regional mayors and councils over ...

FINANCE

How councils are using crowdfunding to match-fund repair and reuse projects

By Frank Kibble | 27 April 2026

Frank Kibble looks at how councils can co-fund and support the repair and reuse revolution.

FINANCE

Winning the war on waste?

By David Blackman | 16 April 2026

Is Reform UK’s waste drive just a saloon bar dream or are there still genuine efficiencies to be ...

COUNCIL TAX

A steady erosion of support: thirteen years on from the localisation of Council Tax Support

By Rebecca McDonald | 08 April 2026

Broader budget pressures are making it increasingly difficult for councils to maintain support th...

FINANCE

Regions facing grant cut as fiscal overhaul takes shape

By Martin Ford | 26 March 2026

Regions will have their Whitehall grant cut if they want to grab a share of national taxation und...

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frederica-diamanta

Associate Director – Acquisitions, Compliance & Maintenance

£108,015 – £118,680 (pay award pending)

At Dudley Council, we are committed to delivering better outcomes for our residents through strong leadership. Apply for this job

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Highways, Waste and Environment

£97,632 - £108,033 (subject to additional pay award)

North Northamptonshire is a place of scale, ambition and ongoing transformation. Apply for this job

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£135,000

Brent is brimming with ambition and opportunity. Apply for this job

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