ECONOMIC GROWTH

Where next for high streets and city centres?

By Ann McGauran | 06 October 2020

The Towns Fund selection process was controversial, but high streets and city centres face a bigg...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Five ways to be ahead of the curve

By Sean Anstee | 23 September 2020

Ruth Morgan and Sean Anstee put forward five recommendations to consider when putting together pr...

CENTRE FOR CITIES

No sign of workers returning to city centres

By Andrew Carter | 14 September 2020

The latest data from Centre for Cities' High Streets Recovery Tracker shows no movement at all in...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Helping city centres thrive post-COVID

By Andrew Carter | 05 August 2020

Concern for our high streets has been exacerbated by the pandemic - but this time it is big citie...

FINANCE

We must provide Luton with a bright future

By Cllr Hazel Simmons | 26 July 2020

Luton BC has agreed a ‘drastic’ emergency budget of £22m savings, and will ‘continue to bang loud...

FINANCE

Let's not paper over the cracks

By Nathan Elvery | 14 July 2020

Nathan Elvery examines the impact of spending cuts on councils and communities over a decade and ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Struggling places will fall even further behind without targeted policies

By Andrew Carter | 13 May 2020

Every single city and town in the UK will need a localised plan that reflects their circumstances...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Without a place-focused economic response, pre-coronavirus inequalities will become even more entrenched

By Andrew Carter | 27 March 2020

In places that were often struggling prior to COVID-19 such as Barnsley or Stoke just 20% of peop...

ENVIRONMENT

Failure to act on tackling air pollution would be deadly

By Andrew Carter | 19 February 2020

With more than one in 19 deaths in UK cities and large towns caused by toxic air, the UK Governme...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Harnessing the climate change agenda for our future places

By Heather Jameson | 03 December 2019

Climate change is a challenge, but the trick will be to harness the agenda to redesign our towns ...

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Director of Family Help and Safeguarding

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Reading Borough Council

Head of Highways Operations

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Family Help and Safeguarding

£105,836 - £121,235

Brighter Futures for Children is looking for a visionary leader to drive transformation and improvement in children's services at a pivotal time. Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Head of Highways Operations

Salary: £78,168 per annum

Premium jobSomerset offers a unique blend of natural beauty, rich history and vibrant community life. Apply for this job

Somerset Council

Head of Operational Services

£73,051 to £75,342

Are you ready to shape the future of a thriving district? Apply for this job

South Derbyshire District Council