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PEOPLE
Cardiff chief to step down after 12 years
By Dan Peters | 15 May 2026
Cardiff Council chief executive Paul Orders has revealed he intends to step down after more than ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Chief in reorganisation 'distraction' warning
By Joe Lepper | 13 May 2026
Local government reorganisation is a ‘distraction factor’ for councils in their delivery of suppo...
REORGANISATION
EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall delay to reorganisation legislation
By Dan Peters | 13 May 2026
Reform UK vows to ‘be awkward’ to thwart government plans for local government reorganisation.
POLICY AND POLITICS
Scale of no overall control delivers uncertainty
By Neil Merrick | 12 May 2026
Local authorities are facing weeks of uncertainty after elections left a record number of council...
ELECTIONS
Lib Dems seize control of Surrey shadows as interim officers named
By Paul Marinko | 11 May 2026
The Lib Dems have seized control of Surrey’s shadow authorities as the county prepares for unitar...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Mayor steps into chief executive row with Reform UK councillors
By Neil Merrick | 05 May 2026
Doncaster’s Labour mayor has stepped into the row between chief executive Damian Allen and Reform...
APSE
Fuel prices to remain high for councils, APSE chief warns
By William Eichler | 05 May 2026
There is ‘no sign’ of the higher fuel prices reported over the last month ‘significantly dropping...
PEOPLE
Unitary announces chief executive
By Martin Ford | 01 May 2026
Shropshire Council has announced of Tanya Miles as its permanent chief executive.
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
EXCLUSIVE: Herefordshire top hire revealed as Walker walks
By Dan Peters | 01 May 2026
A chief executive who struck a settlement after a row with the authority he used to run is expect...
PEOPLE
Hampshire and Solent Combined Authority names interim chief
By Martin Ford | 29 April 2026
Ruth Adams has been appointed interim chief executive of the Hampshire and the Solent Combined Co...
Executive Director of Finance
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- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- The MJ crowns Local Authority of the Year
Executive Director of Finance
£131,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
Associate Director for Financial Management (Deputy Section 151 Officer)
£108,015 - £118,000 pa
Operational leadership that turns strategy into reality. Apply for this job
Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer)
Competitive
The strategic voice of finance at the heart of Dudley. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- The MJ crowns Local Authority of the Year
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