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FINANCE

Mayor defends £11 tax precept

By Mark Conrad | 25 January 2018

West Midlands mayor Andy Street yesterday defended his proposal for an £11 council tax precept af...

BUSINESS

Former LEP chair accused of cover-up over deal

By Mark Conrad | 23 January 2018

MPs have accused an ex-local enterprise partnership (LEP) chairman of a ‘cover up’ after he refus...

HUMOUR

1066 'n' all that

18 January 2018

The Bayeux Tapestry depicts the Norman Conquest of England but a millennium later another battle ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

LEP moves to become 'most transparent' in England

By Dan Peters | 16 January 2018

A local enterprise partnership (LEP) that had funding restrictions slapped on it by the Governmen...

FINANCE

Burnham under pressure to limit tax

By Mark Conrad | 12 January 2018

Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, is under pressure to limit his council tax precept.

HEALTH

Metro mayors have key role in health and wealth

By Duncan Selbie | 21 December 2017

Chief executive of Public Health England, Duncan Selbie, and managing director of consultancy Met...

DCLG

Combined authority hires ex-Downing Street adviser

By Dan Peters | 18 December 2017

A former No 10 policy unit adviser has been hired as West Midlands Combined Authority’s (WMCA) di...

DCLG

'Push ahead with devo until you're told to stop'

By Sam Clayden | 14 December 2017

Local leaders should keep pushing the limits of devolution until they are told to stop, the chief...

DEVOLUTION

Proceed until apprehended

By Heather Jameson | 13 December 2017

As metro mayors change the face of local government in England, West Midlands Combined Authority ...

DEVOLUTION

North of Tyne: A deal for the people

By Sam Clayden | 13 December 2017

After much wrangling, the three councils North of the Tyne have struck a landmark devolution deal...

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

Newham London Borough Council

Assistant Director, People

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Essex County Council

Executive Director (Children’s Services)

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Are you an experienced and inspirational leader of Children’s Services? Apply for this job

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council