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ECONOMIC GROWTH

No simple north-south divide, says report

By Michael Burton | 19 April 2021

There is no simple north-south divide, a new report by Legal and General (L&G) has argued.

FINANCE

Social care reform depends on market overhaul

By Martin Ford | 15 April 2021

Social care reform will ‘fail’ without addressing weaknesses in the provider market, a think-tank...

BUSINESS

Firms hired for transformation help

By Dan Peters | 14 April 2021

Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council has appointed KPMG and Agilisys as its strategic implem...

BUSINESS

Police investigate children's homes after suspensions

By Dan Peters | 13 April 2021

Police are investigating the closure of two Doncaster-based children’s homes suspended by Ofsted ...

FINANCE

Labour council pressed to insource service

By Martin Ford | 12 April 2021

Neath Port Talbot CBC has been urged to bring its leisure services under direct control as it sea...

CLIMATE CHANGE

The potential of new social value measures is huge

By David Dinsdale | 06 April 2021

The impact of the UK Government’s new social value measures should not be underestimated, as they...

BUSINESS

Pre-paid card firms supplying councils acted 'as a cartel,' regulator says

By William Eichler | 01 April 2021

Three out of five firms that issue councils with pre-paid cards have admitted breaching competiti...

BUSINESS

Councils taking 'too long' to pay support grants to businesses

By William Eichler | 01 April 2021

The Government has written to the leaders of 314 councils in England urging them to pay out grant...

BUSINESS

Risks with council-owned companies

By Sean Hanson | 24 March 2021

A clear, systematic framework is needed that underpins arrangements for overseeing and engaging w...

WHITEHALL

Council concern over grant pressure

By Dan Peters | 23 March 2021

Councils have raised concerns with government that local authorities will have to demonstrate the...

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Executive Director - Growth, Enterprise and Environment

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frederica-diamanta

Executive Director - Growth, Enterprise and Environment

£139,111.00 (pay award pending)

Premium jobThis is a chance to make a significant difference to the lives of families across our borough – and to seriously improve your quality of life. Apply for this job

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council

Assistant Director of Regeneration and Economic Development

Up to £111,000

You will be responsible for overseeing area based regeneration programmes. Apply for this job

London Borough of Hackney Council

Executive Director, Home and Communities

£160-200k p.a.

At Camden, we don’t just deliver services — we work alongside communities to challenge injustice and drive real social change. Apply for this job

Camden London Borough Council