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Kerswell hands in resignation
WORKFORCE

Kerswell hands in resignation

By Dan Peters | 17 October 2025

Croydon LBC chief executive Katherine Kerswell has handed in her resignation five years after joining the council, The MJ understands.

COHESION

Cohesion rallying call as hate crime reaches record levels

By By Dan Peters | 16 October 2025

Cohesion is ‘core to what we do in local government’, the president of senior officers’ group Sol...

WORKFORCE

Shining a light on mental health

By Jessica Mullinger | 16 October 2025

Wellbeing is not a luxury, it is core to a healthy organisation. Jessica Mullinger looks at some ...

PEOPLE

Fair Work Agency chair announced

By Martin Ford | 15 October 2025

Chief executive of the NHS Confederation, Matthew Taylor, has been appointed chair of the Fair Wo...

PEOPLE

Ribble Valley set to appoint chief executive

By Martin Ford | 14 October 2025

Sarah Threlfall is set to be appointed chief executive of Ribble Valley BC.

PEOPLE

Sussex and Brighton Combined County Authority appoints chief executive

By Martin Ford | 13 October 2025

Mark Rogers has been appointed interim chief executive of Sussex and Brighton Combined County Aut...

PEOPLE

Westmorland and Furness Council announces chief executive

By Martin Ford | 09 October 2025

Miranda Cannon has been appointed chief executive of Westmorland and Furness Council.

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

EXCLUSIVE: District dead end

By Dan Peters | 09 October 2025

Just five district council chief executives have made the move to a unitary or county council sin...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Killian 'shocked and saddened' by Manchester synagogue attack

By Dan Peters | 03 October 2025

Local Government Association (LGA) chief executive Joanna Killian said she was ‘shocked and sadde...

REORGANISATION

EXCLUSIVE: Trio appointed to advise on reorganisation

By Dan Peters | 30 September 2025

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has appointed three experienced...

PEOPLE

Shropshire chief executive to stand down

By Martin Ford | 22 September 2025

Shropshire Council’s chief executive Andy Begley has announced that he is to leave the authority.

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Lead Change. Shape Lives. Be Part of Something New. Apply for this job

Newham London Borough Council

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Essex County Council

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Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council