ECONOMIC GROWTH

Fiscal devolution 'must go further'

By Dan Peters | 15 December 2015

The devolution of fiscal powers must go further in order to create a sustainable system of local ...

FINANCE

Counter-fraud hub will 'save millions'

By Dan Peters | 14 December 2015

All 32 London boroughs have agreed to join together to procure a counter-fraud hub that will be f...

FINANCE

The price of failure

By Simon Danczuk | 08 December 2015

Simon Danczuk, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Small Shops, analyses the impact of...

FINANCE

Finance shake-up will 'hit poor councils hardest'

By Sam Clayden | 08 December 2015

The chancellor's ‘devolution revolution’ will increase the gap between richer and poorer areas, a...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Service failure is now 'distinct possibility,' warns report

By Dan Peters | 04 December 2015

A council could move into special measures on financial grounds for the first time within the nex...

FINANCE

Time for a new strategy

By Alexandra Jones | 03 December 2015

The Spending Review highlights the importance of a significant ‘re-design’ of the local governmen...

FINANCE

A winner from the outset

By Michael Burton | 03 December 2015

This year’s Best Achieving Council Award went to Cheshire West and Chester for innovative managem...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Sector's victory on business rates

By Dan Peters | 26 November 2015

The sector scored a victory in the Spending Review with several Whitehall threats dodged after lo...

FINANCE

IFS: Most deprived councils face biggest hit under grant reduction

By Thomas Bridge | 26 November 2015

Leading finance experts have warned councils in more deprived areas could get hit significantly h...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Danny Alexander welcomes 'new age of municipal responsibility'

By Dan Peters | 26 November 2015

Former chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has welcomed the ushering in of a ‘new a...

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Assistant Director of Waste Management and Public Space

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frederica-diamanta

Highways Capital Delivery Manager

£50,788 - £52,805

To be responsible for the implementation of Welsh Government’s Renewal and Upgrade programme. Apply for this job

South Wales Trunk Road Agent

Assistant Director of Waste Management and Public Space

£95,399 to £106,008

Join a values-driven council where people come first — and your potential has no limits. Apply for this job

Cumberland Council

Director of Public Health

Up to £131,210

The Public Health department is at the heart of the council’s business. Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich