FINANCE

Council tax falls by 8%

By Dan Peters | 04 January 2016

The average band D council tax bill fell by eight per cent between 2010/11 and 2015/16, new resea...

FINANCE

Chief executives in New Year's Honours List

By Dan Peters | 04 January 2016

Council chief executives have been named in the 2016 New Year’s Honours list.

BUSINESS

Leader to step down after drink-driving charge

By Dan Peters | 04 January 2016

Worcestershire CC’s leader Adrian Hardman will step down days before answering a drink-driving ch...

HUMAN RESOURCES

PR chief quits after TV doc probe

By Dan Peters | 24 December 2015

A council PR chief has quit after a probe into the authority's involvement in a fly-on-the-wall d...

FINANCE

Chief executive launches probe after elections mistake

By Dan Peters | 23 December 2015

A council chief executive has launched an investigation after a ‘significant error’ meant his aut...

FINANCE

Taking stock of the year

By Mark Rogers | 22 December 2015

Mark Rogers reflects how his local government year has transformed the way he works as a chief ex...

HEALTH

'Ambitious' devolution plan backed by Whitehall

By Dan Peters | 21 December 2015

An ‘ambitious’ five year plan for health and social care in Greater Manchester has been backed by...

FINANCE

Government pushes ahead with 'boomerang bosses' crackdown

By Sam Clayden | 21 December 2015

Public sector workers earning more than £80,000 will be forced to pay back their exit payments if...

WHITEHALL

Fitzgerald takes on combined authority role

By Dan Peters | 21 December 2015

Liverpool City Council’s chief executive Ged Fitzgerald has been confirmed as the new interim hea...

WHITEHALL

London councils' 'patchy support' for extremism strategy

By Dan Peters | 18 December 2015

The current approach to preventing extremism in London is ‘top down’ and makes it ‘difficult to e...

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Strategic Director, Finance and Resources (S.151 Officer)

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Blackburn with Darwen is a distinctive, welcoming and vibrant borough with a strong identity and a genuine buzz about the place. Apply for this job

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Help protect residents and shape better standards across our borough.As a Fire Safety Surveyor, you'll use your technical expertise to help make homes Apply for this job

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